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Monday 5 January 2071 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 03:063:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:524:52 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

11:3811:38 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:231:23 PM–15:083:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:211:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:351:35 PM–14:472:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:153:15 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

Amṛta07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Kāla08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Śubha10:0010:00 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Cara13:351:35 PM–14:472:47 PMneutral
Lābha14:472:47 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Amṛta15:583:58 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:105:10 PM–18:586:58 PMneutral
Roga18:586:58 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Kāla20:478:47 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Lābha22:3510:35 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Udvega24:2412:24 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:122:12 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Amṛta28:004:00 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Cara29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:4712:47 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 11:3811:38 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:024:02 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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 10:0010:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī28:52 04:524:52 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:47 00:4712:47 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra11:3811:38 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaVaṇija16:024:02 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2127
Śaka
1992
Kali
5171
Ahargaṇa
1 889 016
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:349:34 AM
Moonset
20:498:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:211:21 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:231:23 PM15:083:08 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:351:35 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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