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Wednesday 24 January 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:101:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2910:29 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

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 169° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:065:06 PM–18:336:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:285:28 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:285:28 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1611:16 AM–12:3012:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3012:30 PM–13:451:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:262:26 AM+1–27:523:52 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

Lābha07:327:32 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Amṛta08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMgood
Kāla10:0110:01 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Śubha11:1611:16 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Roga12:3012:30 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Udvega13:451:45 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Cara14:592:59 PM–16:144:14 PMneutral
Lābha16:144:14 PM–17:285:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:285:28 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Śubha19:147:14 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Amṛta20:598:59 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Cara22:4510:45 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3012:30 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:014:01 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Udvega29:465:46 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise17:285:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Pūrṇimāuntil 31:227:22 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 19:177:17 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 18:496:49 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:2910:29 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:588:58 PM
Bavauntil 31:227:22 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3012:30 PM–13:451:45 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:451:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:2910:29 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPunarvasu19:177:17 PMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha18:496:49 PMPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija10:2910:29 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 187
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:005:00 PM
Moonset
31:117:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:218:21 AM09:499:49 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:285:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:065:06 PM18:336:33 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:285:28 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:285:28 PM17:575:57 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 nakṣatra26:262:26 AM+127:523:52 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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