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Monday 26 December 1938 · Daegu, South Korea

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 10:2310:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5912:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:215:21 PM–19:097:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0010:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1311:13 AM–12:2612:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:391:39 PM–14:522:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:422:42 PM–15:213:21 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

Amṛta07:347:34 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Śubha10:0010:00 AM–11:1311:13 AMgood
Roga11:1311:13 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Udvega12:2612:26 PM–13:391:39 PMavoid
Cara13:391:39 PM–14:522:52 PMneutral
Lābha14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Amṛta16:054:05 PM–17:175:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:175:17 PM–19:057:05 PMneutral
Roga19:057:05 PM–20:528:52 PMavoid
Kāla20:528:52 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Lābha22:3910:39 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2612:26+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:132:13+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:004:00+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMgood
Cara29:485:48+1 AM–31:357:35+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35+1 AM

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5912:59 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 29:025:02+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 07:497:49 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5912:59 PM
Bavauntil 26:142:14+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–10:0010:00 AM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0010:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:5912:59 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā29:02 05:025:02 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa07:497:49 AMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5912:59 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 793
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0510:05 AM
Moonset
21:289:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1311:13 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:241:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:391:39 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:422:42 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:215:21 PM19:097:09 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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