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Sunday 14 January 2024 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 04:304:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:301:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:582:58 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 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 muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:3311:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2512:25 PM–13:331:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:241:24 PM–14:512:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:422:42 PM–15:513:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:463:46 PM–16:234:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:005:00 PMRāhu’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

Udvega07:507:50 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:0710:07 AMneutral
Lābha10:0710:07 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Amṛta11:1611:16 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Śubha13:331:33 PM–14:422:42 PMgood
Roga14:422:42 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Udvega15:513:51 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:005:00 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Cara20:428:42 PM–22:3310:33 PMneutral
Roga22:3310:33 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:2412:24+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:162:16+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMgood
Udvega28:074:07+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:585:58+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:301:30+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:374:37+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 23:1011:10 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:582:58 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:301:30+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:005:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+1 AM

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:005:00 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 10 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:30 01:301:30 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā28:37 04:374:37 AM MonPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta23:1011:10 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija14:582:58 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra31:49 07:497:49 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 858
Day length
9 h 10 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:0610:06 AM
Moonset
20:428:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:241:24 PM14:512:51 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:422:42 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:463:46 PM16:234:23 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:005:00 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0610:06 PM23:3311:33 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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