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Friday 3 January 2025 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 03:393:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:102:10 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:562:56 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:492:49 PM–16:224:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:375:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:319:31 AM–10:0910:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1111:11 AM–12:2312:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:452:45 PM–15:573:57 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Amṛta10:0010:00 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Kāla11:1111:11 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Śubha12:2312:23 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Roga13:341:34 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Udvega14:452:45 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Cara15:573:57 PM–17:085:08 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:085:08 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid
Kāla18:576:57 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Lābha20:458:45 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Udvega22:3410:34 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2312:23 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1good
Amṛta26:112:11 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Cara28:004:00 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1neutral
Roga29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:5212:52 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:073:07 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:562:56 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1111:11 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–19:047:04 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2312:23 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 31 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:10 02:102:10 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:52 00:5212:52 AM SatŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra15:073:07 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaVaṇija14:562:56 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:37 07:377:37 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 213
Day length
9 h 31 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0910:09 AM
Moonset
20:408:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:319:31 AM10:0910:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:201:20 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:452:45 PM15:573:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:492:49 PM16:224:22 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:375:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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