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Monday 20 January 2014 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0210:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:317:31 PM–21:169:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:578:57 AM–10:4310:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–14:572:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:273:27 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

Amṛta07:337:33 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Śubha10:0110:01 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Udvega12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–14:572:57 PMneutral
Lābha14:572:57 PM–16:114:11 PMgood
Amṛta16:114:11 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:255:25 PM–19:117:11 PMneutral
Roga19:117:11 PM–20:578:57 PMavoid
Kāla20:578:57 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Lābha22:4310:43 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Udvega24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Amṛta28:014:01 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Cara29:475:47 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:0210:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:332:33 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:308:30 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:059:05 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0210:02 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:187:18 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0110:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 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. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:0210:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:33 02:332:33 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya08:308:30 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava09:059:05 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 212
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:279:27 PM
Moonset
09:179:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:4310:43 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:273:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:169:16 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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