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Tuesday 13 January 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:335:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:068:06 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0010:00 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 159° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 159° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:431:43 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:267:26 PM–21:139:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM–23:5811:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Udvega08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMneutral
Lābha11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Roga16:044:04 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:175:17 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Lābha19:047:04 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Udvega20:528:52 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Cara26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 10:0010:00 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 31:067:06 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 18:506:50 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 41 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśīpast sunrisePūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā10:0010:00 AMĀrdrā
YogaIndra31:06 07:067:06 AM WedVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara18:506:50 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 343
Day length
9 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
15:223:22 PM
Moonset
31:147:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:339:33 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:267:26 PM21:139:13 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0111:01 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:431:43 AM+127:313:31 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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