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January 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 4 January 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:0612:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4412:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1310:13 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Maghā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:052:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:324:32 PM–17:025:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:324:32 PM–18:016:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:218:21 PM–22:0310:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:469:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1110:11 AM–11:5211:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:051:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:142:14 PM–15:233:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2710:27 PM–23:2611:26 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

Roga07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Amṛta11:5511:55 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Kāla13:051:05 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Śubha14:142:14 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Roga15:233:23 PM–16:324:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:324:32 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid
Lābha18:236:23 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Udvega20:148:14 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Śubha22:0510:05 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Amṛta23:5511:55 PM–25:461:46+1 AMgood
Cara25:461:46+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMneutral
Roga27:373:37+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:285:28+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:324:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:4412:44 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 22:5410:54 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 10:1310:13 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:4412:44 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:181:18+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:142:14 PM–15:233:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:324:32 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:233:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:4412:44 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā22:5410:54 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti10:1310:13 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava12:4412:44 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 855
Day length
9 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:598:59 PM
Moonset
09:349:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:469:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1110:11 AM11:5211:52 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:052:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:324:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:324:32 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:324:32 PM17:025:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:324:32 PM18:016:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:218:21 PM22:0310:03 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2710:27 PM23:2611:26 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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