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Tuesday 16 January 2018 · Daegu, South Korea

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:016:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:428:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 112 of 112 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:285:28 PM–19:167:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

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

Roga07:357:35 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

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

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:355:35 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:428:42 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 22:5210:52 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 12:2412:24 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 08:428:42 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 22:0010:00 PM
Nāgapast 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:204:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī08:428:42 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā22:5210:52 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta12:2412:24 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaŚakuni08:428:42 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 669
Day length
10 h 00 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
31:287:28 AM+1
Moonset
16:564:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 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
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:285:28 PM19:167:16 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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
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