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Sunday 20 December 2009 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:324:32 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:277:27 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:093:09 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:277:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:586:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5012:50 PM–14:112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:323:32 PM–16:524:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:474:47 PM–17:305:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:524:52 PM–18:136:13 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

Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Cara08:488:48 AM–10:0910:09 AMneutral
Lābha10:0910:09 AM–11:2911:29 AMgood
Amṛta11:2911:29 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Roga15:323:32 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Udvega16:524:52 PM–18:136:13 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:136:13 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Amṛta19:527:52 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Cara21:329:32 PM–23:1111:11 PMneutral
Roga23:1111:11 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5012:50 AM+1–26:302:30 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:302:30 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good
Udvega28:094:09 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:495:49 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1

07:277:27 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 31:287:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:324:32 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 19:157:15 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:093:09 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:324:32 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:121:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:524:52 PM–18:136:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:136:13 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī28:32 04:324:32 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa28:55 04:554:55 AM MonDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta19:157:15 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija15:093:09 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra31:28 07:287:28 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 720
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0810:08 AM
Moonset
21:319:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:277:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:277:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:277:27 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:323:32 PM16:524:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:474:47 PM17:305:30 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:524:52 PM18:136:13 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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