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Tuesday 28 January 2025 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:055:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:074:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 115 of 115 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:397:39 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:074:07 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:445:44 AM–06:416:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:126:12 AM–07:397:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:195:19 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:195:19 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3710:37 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:359:35 AM–10:1310:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0410:04 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–13:411:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:161:16 PM–14:492:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:542:54 PM–16:064:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1an 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

Roga07:397:39 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Udvega08:518:51 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Cara10:0410:04 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Kāla13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Śubha14:542:54 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Roga16:064:06 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:195:19 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid
Lābha19:067:06 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Udvega20:548:54 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Śubha22:4110:41 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Cara26:162:16 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1neutral
Roga28:034:03 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:505:50 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:397:39 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:397:39 AM sunrise17:195:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 16:074:07 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:514:51 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 20:218:21 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 16:074:07 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 27:253:25 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:542:54 PM–16:064:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:064:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī16:074:07 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:51 04:514:51 AM WedŚravaṇa
YogaVajra20:218:21 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaŚakuni16:074:07 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 238
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
15:493:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:445:44 AM07:397:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:445:44 AM06:416:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:126:12 AM07:397:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:397:39 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:359:35 AM10:1310:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM14:492:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:542:54 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:195:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:195:19 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:195:19 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:195:19 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3710:37 PM24:1012:10 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM24:0012:00 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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