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Friday 8 January 1988 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:351:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:527:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:351:35 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:526:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:527:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:102:10 PM–15:583:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:0710:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:1610:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2212:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM–15:453:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:531:53 AM+1–27:423:42 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

Cara07:527:52 AM–08:598:59 AMneutral
Lābha08:598:59 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Amṛta10:0710:07 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Śubha12:2212:22 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Roga13:301:30 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Udvega14:372:37 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Cara15:453:45 PM–16:524:52 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:524:52 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Kāla18:456:45 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Lābha20:378:37 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Udvega22:3010:30 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2212:22 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Amṛta26:142:14 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1good
Cara28:074:07 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1neutral
Roga29:595:59 AM+1–31:527:52 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:527:52 AM to 31:527:52 AM+1

07:527:52 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:351:35 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 16:534:53 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:0910:09 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:351:35 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:552:55 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1511:15 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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 12:2212:22 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:351:35 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā16:534:53 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān22:0910:09 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava13:351:35 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:52 07:527:52 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 703
Day length
9 h 01 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:159:15 PM
Moonset
10:1810:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:527:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:526:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:527:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:527:52 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:1610:16 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:102:10 PM15:583:58 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:531:53 AM+127:423:42 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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