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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 28 January 1997 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 06:586:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:379:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:287:28 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:379:37 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:287:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:574:57 PM–18:456:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:309:30 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0010:00 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3112:31 PM–13:471:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:033:03 PM–16:194:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0811:08 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1an 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

Roga07:287:28 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Udvega08:448:44 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Cara10:0010:00 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Amṛta12:3112:31 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Kāla13:471:47 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Śubha15:033:03 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Roga16:194:19 PM–17:345:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:345:34 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Śubha22:4710:47 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3112:31 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1neutral
Roga27:593:59 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:435:43 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:287:28 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1

07:287:28 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:287:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:379:37 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:031:03 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 15:453:45 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:379:37 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:5210:52 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:033:03 PM–16:194:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:194:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:379:37 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:03 01:031:03 AM WedHasta
YogaAtigaṇḍa15:453:45 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava09:379:37 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:28 07:287:28 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 011
Day length
10 h 06 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:0010:00 PM
Moonset
09:369:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:287:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:287:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:287:28 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:309:30 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:574:57 PM18:456:45 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0811:08 PM24:0312:03 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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