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January 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 17 January 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:582:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:255:25+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:071:07 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:545:54 PM–19:417:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:097:09 AM–08:198:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–10:3910:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:362:36 PMan 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

Śubha07:097:09 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Roga08:198:19 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Cara10:3910:39 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMgood
Amṛta12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Śubha15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Cara18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMneutral
Roga20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Kāla21:589:58 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Udvega25:391:39+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:293:29+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:195:19+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:255:25+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:071:07 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:104:10 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:255:25+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī29:25 05:255:25 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā25:57 01:571:57 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta13:071:07 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija16:104:10 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:09 07:097:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 826
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:289:28 AM
Moonset
19:597:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:545:54 PM19:417:41 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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