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January 1988 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 18 January 1988 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:292:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0611:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 118 of 118 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:487:48 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0611:06 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 349° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:342:34 PM–15:593:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:578:57 AM–10:0710:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:2612:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:221:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–14:452:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:133:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:501:50 AM+1–27:143:14 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

Amṛta07:487:48 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Śubha10:0710:07 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Udvega12:2612:26 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Amṛta15:553:55 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:045:04 PM–18:556:55 PMneutral
Roga18:556:55 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Kāla20:458:45 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Lābha22:3510:35 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Udvega24:2612:26 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:162:16 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Amṛta28:064:06 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1good
Cara29:575:57 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 11:0611:06 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 31:267:26 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 18:496:49 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 11:0611:06 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 21:179:17 PM
Nāgauntil 31:267:26 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:578:57 AM–10:0710:07 AM
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0710:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  13. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī11:0611:06 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā18:496:49 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaHarṣaṇa27:31 03:313:31 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaŚakuni11:0611:06 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 713
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
15:473:47 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 twilight06:196:19 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:487:48 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:221:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:361:36 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:342:34 PM15:593:59 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:133:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:501:50 AM+127:143:14 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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