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Monday 31 January 2028 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 07:137:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:459:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śrī Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate

At sunrise

08:168:16 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:459:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:546:54 AM–08:168:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:061:06 PM–13:471:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:524:52+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:349:34 AM–10:5110:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0912:09 PM–13:261:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:471:47 PM–14:282:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:513:51 PM–16:324:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:126:12 PM–19:597:59 PMa 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

Amṛta08:168:16 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Cara14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PMneutral
Lābha16:014:01 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Amṛta17:195:19 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:366:36 PM–20:198:19 PMneutral
Roga20:198:19 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Lābha23:4411:44 PM–25:261:26+1 AMgood
Udvega25:261:26+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:083:08+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:514:51+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMgood
Cara30:336:33+1 AM–32:168:16+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:168:16 AM to 32:168:16+1 AM

08:168:16 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 32:168:16+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:459:45 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 20:278:27 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:459:45 AM
Bavauntil 22:5510:55 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:349:34 AM–10:5110:51 AM
Abhijit 13:061:06 PM–13:471:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02+1 AM–25:501:50+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5110:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:471:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī09:459:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadāpast sunriseRevatī
YogaŚiva20:278:27 PMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:459:45 AMBava
VāraSomavāra32:16 08:168:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 336
Day length
10 h 20 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:1410:14 AM
Moonset
23:0111:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:168:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:227:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:546:54 AM08:168:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:168:16 AM10:2010:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2010:20 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:471:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:471:47 PM14:282:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:282:28 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:513:51 PM16:324:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:126:12 PM19:597:59 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02+1 AM25:501:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:524:52+1 AM30:396:39+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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