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Tuesday 16 January 2018 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:015:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:427:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:427:42 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

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–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:284:28 PM–18:166:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:215:21 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:215:21 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:5911:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:516:51 AM+1–32:398:39 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga07:357:35 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Udvega08:488:48 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Amṛta12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Kāla13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Śubha14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PMgood
Roga16:074:07 PM–17:215:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:215:21 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Lābha19:077:07 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Udvega20:548:54 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Śubha22:4110:41 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:485:48 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

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
Caturdaśīuntil 07:427:42 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 21:529:52 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 11:2411:24 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 07:427:42 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 21:009:00 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:074:07 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī07:427:42 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā21:529:52 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta11:2411:24 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaŚakuni07:427:42 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 669
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
31:297:29 AM+1
Moonset
16:434:43 PM

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
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:542:54 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:215:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:284:28 PM18:166:16 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:516:51 AM+132:398:39 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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