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Tuesday 18 January 1949 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:565:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1411:14 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:386:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:235:23 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:235:23 PM–18:486:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:236:23 PM–19:507:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1210:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:399:39 AM–11:0711:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:562:56 PM–16:094:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0311:03 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:496:49 AM+1–32:188:18 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

Roga07:357:35 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Udvega08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Śubha14:562:56 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Roga16:094:09 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:235:23 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Lābha19:097:09 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Udvega20:568:56 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:485:48 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:235:23 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:565:56 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:1212:12 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 11:1411:14 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:565:56 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:324:32 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:562:56 PM–16:094:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:235:23 PM–19:167:16 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:094:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:565:56 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:12 00:1212:12 AM WedUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya11:1411:14 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava17:565:56 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 469
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:279:27 PM
Moonset
09:599:59 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:386:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1210:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:399:39 AM11:0711:07 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:235:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:235:23 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:235:23 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:235:23 PM18:486:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:236:23 PM19:507:50 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0311:03 PM24:0012:00 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:496:49 AM+132:188:18 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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