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Thursday 8 February 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:424:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:345:34+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:108:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:115:11 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:226:22 AM–07:167:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:496:49 AM–08:108:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:061:06 PM–13:491:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla15:053:05 PM–16:474:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–15:563:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:108:10 AM–09:299:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:0812:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–16:064:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:563:56 PM–16:384:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya31:317:31+1 AM–33:129:12+1 AMa 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

Śubha08:108:10 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Roga09:299:29 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Udvega10:4910:49 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Cara12:0812:08 PM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Amṛta14:472:47 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Kāla16:064:06 PM–17:255:25 PMavoid
Śubha17:255:25 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:456:45 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Cara20:258:25 PM–22:0610:06 PMneutral
Roga22:0610:06 PM–23:4611:46 PMavoid
Kāla23:4611:46 PM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:271:27+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMgood
Udvega27:073:07+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:484:48+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta30:286:28+1 AM–32:098:09+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:108:10 AM to 32:098:09+1 AM

08:108:10 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 32:098:09+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 22:4410:44 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 19:157:15 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Bālavauntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:061:06 PM–13:491:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–16:064:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:328:32 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:491:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:064:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:328:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī29:34 05:345:34 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī22:4410:44 PMHasta
YogaSukarmā19:157:15 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:115:11 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra32:09 08:098:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 656
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:2210:22 PM
Moonset
09:459:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:226:22 AM08:108:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:226:22 AM07:167:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:496:49 AM08:108:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:108:10 AM10:1710:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1710:17 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2412:24 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:312:31 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:474:47 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM15:563:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:563:56 PM16:384:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:328:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03+1 AM25:511:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:317:31+1 AM33:129:12+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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