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Friday 27 January 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 12:4212:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:471:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:281:28 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonVadodara12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1410:14 AM–11:5711:57 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:418:41 AM–10:0410:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:319:31 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2711:27 AM–12:5012:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:121:12 PM–13:561:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:363:36 PM–16:594:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:205:20 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Cara07:187:18 AM–08:418:41 AMneutral
Lābha08:418:41 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Amṛta10:0410:04 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Kāla11:2711:27 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Śubha12:5012:50 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Roga14:132:13 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Udvega15:363:36 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Cara16:594:59 PM–18:226:22 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:226:22 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Kāla19:597:59 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Lābha21:369:36 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Udvega23:1311:13 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5012:50 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1good
Amṛta26:272:27 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1good
Cara28:044:04 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1neutral
Roga29:415:41 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:471:47 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:486:48 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 13:281:28 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:471:47 PM
Bavauntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2711:27 AM–12:5012:50 PM
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5012:50 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 04 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:471:47 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:486:48 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha13:281:28 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:471:47 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:18 07:187:18 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 488
Day length
11 h 04 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:389:38 AM
Moonset
22:0510:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:319:31 AM10:1510:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1410:14 AM11:5711:57 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:121:12 PM13:561:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:363:36 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:205:20 AM+131:057:05 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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