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Wednesday 24 January 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:101:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2910:29 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:251:25 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:594:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:585:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:065:06 PM–18:336:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:262:26 AM+1–27:523:52 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

Lābha07:157:15 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Amṛta08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Kāla09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMavoid
Udvega13:011:01 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:203:20 PMneutral
Lābha15:203:20 PM–16:294:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:294:29 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Śubha18:206:20 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Amṛta20:118:11 PM–22:0110:01 PMgood
Cara22:0110:01 PM–23:5211:52 PMneutral
Roga23:5211:52 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:421:42 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:333:33 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Udvega29:235:23 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 19:177:17 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 18:496:49 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:2910:29 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:588:58 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:011:01 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:2910:29 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPunarvasu19:177:17 PMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha18:496:49 PMPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija10:2910:29 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 187
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:024:02 PM
Moonset
30:476:47 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:218:21 AM09:499:49 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:251:25 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:594:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:585:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:065:06 PM18:336:33 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:262:26 AM+127:523:52 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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