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January 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 11 January 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:5410:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:527:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:229:22 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:146:14 PM–19:417:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:547:54 AM–09:229:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5010:50 AM–12:1912:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:4212:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:471:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:362:36 PMa 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

Lābha06:266:26 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Amṛta07:547:54 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Kāla09:229:22 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Śubha10:5010:50 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Roga12:1912:19 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Udvega13:471:47 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Cara15:153:15 PM–16:434:43 PMneutral
Lābha16:434:43 PM–18:116:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Amṛta21:159:15 PM–22:4710:47 PMgood
Cara22:4710:47 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1912:19 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:511:51 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:233:23 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1good
Udvega28:554:55 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 19:527:52 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 25:351:35 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:229:22 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:527:52 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:266:26 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1912:19 PM–13:471:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:471:47 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī19:527:52 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:17 03:173:17 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaIndra25:35 01:351:35 AM ThuVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara09:229:22 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 299
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:125:12 PM
Moonset
29:585:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:362:36 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:146:14 PM19:417:41 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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