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Tuesday 15 January 2013 · Daegu, South Korea

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:388:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:107:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:487:48 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:171:17 PM–14:502:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:355:35 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:355:35 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:359:35 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0510:05 AM–11:2011:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–13:501:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:053:05 PM–16:204:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:402:40 AM+1–28:164:16 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

Roga07:367:36 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Udvega08:508:50 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Cara10:0510:05 AM–11:2011:20 AMneutral
Lābha11:2011:20 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Śubha15:053:05 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Roga16:204:20 PM–17:355:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:355:35 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid
Lābha19:207:20 PM–21:059:05 PMgood
Udvega21:059:05 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Śubha22:5010:50 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3512:35 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1good
Cara26:202:20 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1neutral
Roga28:054:05 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:505:50 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:355:35 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:107:10 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 20:158:15 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 12:2712:27 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:487:48 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:107:10 PM
Bavauntil 30:456:45 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:053:05 PM–16:204:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:355:35 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:204:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:107:10 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā20:158:15 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta12:2712:27 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija07:487:48 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 842
Day length
9 h 59 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:329:32 AM
Moonset
21:359:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:359:35 AM10:1510:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM14:502:50 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:355:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:355:35 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:355:35 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:355:35 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM24:0712:07 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:402:40 AM+128:164:16 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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