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Monday 15 January 2018 · Budapest, Hungary

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:0110:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4212:42 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

AlsoYama Tarpaṇa determinate

At sunrise

07:277:27 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2211:22 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBudapest11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:277:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:194:19 PM–16:504:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:194:19 PM–17:505:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:348:34 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0110:01 AM–11:4911:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–11:5311:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:001:00 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:332:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:3810:38 PM–24:2712:27 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

Amṛta07:277:27 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Kāla08:348:34 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Roga10:4710:47 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Udvega11:5311:53 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:062:06 PMneutral
Lābha14:062:06 PM–15:133:13 PMgood
Amṛta15:133:13 PM–16:194:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:194:19 PM–18:136:13 PMneutral
Roga18:136:13 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Kāla20:068:06 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Lābha22:0010:00 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Udvega23:5311:53 PM–25:461:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:461:46 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Amṛta27:403:40 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1good
Cara29:335:33 AM+1–31:277:27 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:277:27 AM to 31:277:27 AM+1

07:277:27 AM sunrise16:194:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:277:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 11:4911:49 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 28:244:24 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:2211:22 AM
Śakuniuntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:348:34 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:194:19 PM–18:206:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:206:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī24:42 00:4212:42 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraMūla11:4911:49 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta28:24 04:244:24 AM TueHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:2211:22 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra31:27 07:277:27 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 668
Day length
8 h 52 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
30:496:49 AM+1
Moonset
15:063:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM07:277:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:277:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:277:27 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:348:34 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:4911:49 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:4712:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:332:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:332:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:332:33 PM16:194:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:194:19 PM18:206:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:194:19 PM16:504:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:194:19 PM17:505:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3810:38 PM24:2712:27 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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