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January 1990 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 January 1990 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4810:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4810:48 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:195:19 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:195:19 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:476:47 PM–20:298:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:378:37 AM–10:1810:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:411:41 PM–14:532:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:233:23 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

Amṛta07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Udvega12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Cara13:411:41 PM–14:532:53 PMneutral
Lābha14:532:53 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Amṛta16:064:06 PM–17:195:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:195:19 PM–19:067:06 PMneutral
Roga19:067:06 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Kāla20:538:53 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Lābha22:4010:40 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Udvega24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Amṛta28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Cara29:485:48 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:195:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:4810:48 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 16:484:48 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4810:48 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0210:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī10:4810:48 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:34 01:341:34 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya16:484:48 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava10:4810:48 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2046
Śaka
1911
Kali
5090
Ahargaṇa
1 859 441
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:489:48 PM
Moonset
09:459:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:378:37 AM10:1810:18 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:411:41 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:195:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:195:19 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:195:19 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:195:19 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:476:47 PM20:298:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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