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Monday 23 December 1968 · Daegu, South Korea

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 16:364:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:002:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:309:30 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:426:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:5111:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:468:46 AM–09:599:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:161:16 PM–14:472:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:381:38 PM–14:502:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:412:41 PM–15:203:20 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

Amṛta07:337:33 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Cara13:381:38 PM–14:502:50 PMneutral
Lābha14:502:50 PM–16:034:03 PMgood
Amṛta16:034:03 PM–17:165:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:165:16 PM–19:037:03 PMneutral
Roga19:037:03 PM–20:508:50 PMavoid
Kāla20:508:50 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Lābha22:3810:38 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2512:25+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:122:12+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:593:59+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMgood
Cara29:465:46+1 AM–31:347:34+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34+1 AM

07:337:33 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:002:00 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:309:30 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 18:086:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:002:00 PM
Bavauntil 24:5812:58+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:468:46 AM–09:599:59 AM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:599:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī14:002:00 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:309:30 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa18:086:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:002:00 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 748
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4410:44 AM
Moonset
21:139:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:468:46 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM14:472:47 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:381:38 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:412:41 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:426:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2010:20 PM23:5111:51 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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