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Thursday 4 February 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 23:2811:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3112:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

08:138:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:256:25 AM–07:197:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:526:52 AM–08:138:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:061:06 PM–13:481:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:123:12 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:415:41 PM–19:237:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:087:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:329:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5010:50 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:452:45 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:533:53 PM–16:354:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha08:138:13 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Roga09:329:32 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Udvega10:5010:50 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Cara12:0912:09 PM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Amṛta14:452:45 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Kāla16:044:04 PM–17:225:22 PMavoid
Śubha17:225:22 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:416:41 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Cara20:228:22 PM–22:0410:04 PMneutral
Roga22:0410:04 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:271:27 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Udvega27:083:08 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:494:49 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1good
Amṛta30:316:31 AM+1–32:128:12 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:138:13 AM to 32:128:12 AM+1

08:138:13 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 32:128:12 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:3112:31 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 28:294:29 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Bālavauntil 24:3112:31 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:061:06 PM–13:481:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:452:45 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03 AM+1–25:511:51 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:481:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:31 00:3112:31 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:22 01:221:22 AM FriHasta
YogaSukarmā28:29 04:294:29 AM FriDhṛti
KaraṇaBava11:5411:54 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra32:12 08:128:12 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 748
Day length
10 h 28 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:2510:25 PM
Moonset
10:1910:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:256:25 AM08:138:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:256:25 AM07:197:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:526:52 AM08:138:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:138:13 AM10:1910:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1910:19 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:0912:09 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 PM13:481:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:302:30 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:123:12 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:533:53 PM16:354:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:415:41 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:087:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03 AM+125:511:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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