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Monday 16 January 2017 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:092:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:386:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:215:21 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:215:21 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:147:14 PM–20:538:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:259:25 AM–11:0311:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:243:24 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

Amṛta07:357:35 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Kāla08:488:48 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–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–16:084:08 PMgood
Amṛta16:084:08 PM–17:215:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:215:21 PM–19:087:08 PMneutral
Roga19:087:08 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Lābha22:4110:41 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Udvega24:2812:28 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:152:15 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

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

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:215:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:451:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 15:233:23 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:451:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:511:51 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:215:21 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:451:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:47 01:471:47 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya15:233:23 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava13:451:45 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 304
Day length
9 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:379:37 PM
Moonset
09:549:54 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 twilight06:106:10 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:411:41 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:215:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:215:21 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:215:21 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:215:21 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:147:14 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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