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Friday 16 January 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:4311:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:318:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 114 of 114 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:318:31 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AM
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:442:44 PM
  • Amṛta kāla14:412:41 PM–16:084:08 PM
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:495:49 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:1210:12 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:261:26 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PM
  • Varjya26:192:19 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1

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

Cara07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Amṛta10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Śubha12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Roga13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Udvega14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PMavoid
Cara16:074:07 PM–17:205:20 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:205:20 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Kāla19:077:07 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Lābha20:548:54 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Udvega22:4110:41 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2812:28 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Amṛta26:152:15 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Cara28:024:02 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1neutral
Roga29:485:48 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:318:31 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 29:325:32 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 19:017:01 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 09:559:55 AM
Harṣaṇauntil 30:156:15 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 08:318:31 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 18:596:59 PM
Nāgauntil 29:325:32 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2812:28 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  13. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  14. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  15. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī08:318:31 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā19:017:01 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta09:559:55 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaŚakuni08:318:31 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraŚukravāra31:35 07:357:35 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1998
Śaka
1863
Kali
5042
Ahargaṇa
1 841 910
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
31:297:29 AM+1
Moonset
16:514:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:415:41 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:367:36 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:498:49 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:339:33 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM10:1210:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhna12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:261:26 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya14:052:05 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla14:412:41 PM16:084:08 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa14:542:54 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna15:233:23 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:205:20 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:205:20 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya26:192:19 AM+127:463:46 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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