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Wednesday 15 January 2014 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:515:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:218:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:218:21 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 170° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 170° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:555:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:486:48 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:577:57 AM–09:189:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:1612:16 AM+1–26:032:03 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

Lābha06:356:35 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Amṛta07:577:57 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Kāla09:189:18 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Cara14:462:46 PM–16:074:07 PMneutral
Lābha16:074:07 PM–17:295:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:295:29 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Śubha19:077:07 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Amṛta20:468:46 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Cara22:2410:24 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0212:02 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:183:18 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Udvega28:574:57 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35 AM+1

06:356:35 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:218:21 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 10:4710:47 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:218:21 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:369:36 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī08:218:21 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā10:4710:47 AMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛti27:44 03:443:44 AM ThuViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija08:218:21 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 207
Day length
10 h 54 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:574:57 PM
Moonset
30:166:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:555:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:486:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1612:16 AM+126:032:03 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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