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January 1921 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 13 January 1921 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:478:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5310:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:529:52 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:154:15 PM–16:464:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:346:34 PM–20:208:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:587:58 AM–09:449:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5510:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:531:53 PM–14:292:29 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

Śubha07:227:22 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–12:5512:55 PMgood
Amṛta12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Śubha15:093:09 PM–16:154:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:154:15 PM–18:096:09 PMgood
Cara18:096:09 PM–20:028:02 PMneutral
Roga20:028:02 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Kāla21:559:55 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:353:35 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Amṛta29:285:28 AM+1–31:227:22 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:227:22 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:154:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 26:312:31 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 19:527:52 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:529:52 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 16:154:15 PM–18:166:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:166:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:5310:53 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā26:31 02:312:31 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta19:527:52 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija09:529:52 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:22 07:227:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1977
Śaka
1842
Kali
5021
Ahargaṇa
1 834 237
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:578:57 AM
Moonset
20:298:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:587:58 AM09:449:44 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5510:55 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5512:55 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:531:53 PM14:292:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:154:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:154:15 PM18:166:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:154:15 PM16:464:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:154:15 PM17:465:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:346:34 PM20:208:20 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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