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Friday 19 January 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 22:3010:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:189:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

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 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 muhūrta05:415:41 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 kāla21:169:16 PM–22:4910:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5411:54 AM–13:281:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:562:56 PM–16:094:09 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:357:35 AM–08:488:48 AMneutral
Lābha08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Amṛta10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Śubha12:2912:29 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Roga13:421:42 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Udvega14:562:56 PM–16:094:09 PMavoid
Cara16:094:09 PM–17:235:23 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:235:23 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Kāla19:097:09 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Lābha20:568:56 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Udvega22:4210:42 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Amṛta26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Cara28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1neutral
Roga29:485:48 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 21:189:18 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 13:171:17 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:569:56 AM
Bālavauntil 21:189:18 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:235:23 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2912:29 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:189:18 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī27:30 03:303:30 AM SatUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya13:171:17 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava09:569:56 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:34 07:347:34 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 409
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:179:17 PM
Moonset
09:539:53 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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5411:54 AM13:281:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
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 nakṣatra21:169:16 PM22:4910:49 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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