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January 1916 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 24 January 1916 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 21:229:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0810:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:499:49 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% 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 muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:271:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:285:28 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:285:28 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:301:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–14:592:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:492:49 PM–15:293:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:591:59 AM+1–27:393:39 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

Amṛta07:327:32 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Śubha10:0110:01 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–14:592:59 PMneutral
Lābha14:592:59 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:285:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:285:28 PM–19:147:14 PMneutral
Roga19:147:14 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Kāla20:598:59 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Udvega24:3012:30 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Amṛta28:014:01 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Cara29:465:46 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:327:32 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise17:285:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:0810:08 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 18:316:31 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 17:465:46 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:499:49 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0810:08 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5012:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:285:28 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0110:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  8. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:0810:08 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī18:316:31 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚobhana17:465:46 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava09:499:49 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:32 07:327:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1972
Śaka
1837
Kali
5016
Ahargaṇa
1 832 421
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:309:30 PM
Moonset
09:169:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4511:45 AM13:271:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:301:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:492:49 PM15:293:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:285:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:285:28 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:285:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:285:28 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:591:59 AM+127:393:39 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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