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January 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 7 January 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 21:399:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:089:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:279:27 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:406:40 AM
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4312:43 PM
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:382:38 PM
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:405:40 PM
  • Amṛta kāla29:035:03 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0110:01 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1311:13 AM–12:2412:24 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:221:22 PM
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–14:482:48 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:163:16 PM
  • Varjya19:317:31 PM–21:069:06 PM

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

Amṛta07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Śubha10:0110:01 AM–11:1311:13 AMgood
Roga11:1311:13 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Amṛta15:593:59 PM–17:115:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:115:11 PM–18:596:59 PMneutral
Roga18:596:59 PM–20:488:48 PMavoid
Kāla20:488:48 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Lābha22:3610:36 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Udvega24:2412:24 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:132:13 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Amṛta28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Cara29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:089:08 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 12:2112:21 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 18:116:11 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:279:27 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:089:08 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:498:49 AM–10:0110:01 AM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:089:08 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā12:2112:21 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddhi18:116:11 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija09:279:27 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2002
Śaka
1867
Kali
5046
Ahargaṇa
1 843 362
Day length
9 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:2010:20 AM
Moonset
20:558:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM06:406:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:498:49 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava09:329:32 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa11:1311:13 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhna12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:0512:05 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:221:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:221:22 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:361:36 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya14:002:00 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM15:163:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:163:16 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:115:11 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:115:11 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya19:317:31 PM21:069:06 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla29:035:03 AM+130:396:39 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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