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Tuesday 17 January 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 11:1011:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2812:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:487:48 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:233:23 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:399:39 AM–10:1610:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0710:07 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2612:26 PM–13:351:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:145:14 PM–18:556:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5710:57 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga07:487:48 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Cara10:0710:07 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Amṛta12:2612:26 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Kāla13:351:35 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Roga15:543:54 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Lābha18:536:53 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Śubha22:3510:35 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2512:25 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Cara26:162:16 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1neutral
Roga28:074:07 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:575:57 AM+1–31:487:48 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:487:48 AM+1

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:2812:28 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 10:2710:27 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:5510:55 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:2812:28 PM
Bavauntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:2812:28 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā10:2710:27 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān22:5510:55 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:2812:28 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:48 07:487:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 024
Day length
9 h 14 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:319:31 AM
Moonset
21:429:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:487:48 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:399:39 AM10:1610:16 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:145:14 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5710:57 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:233:23 AM+129:055:05 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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