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January 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 January 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:183:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5512:55+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:491:49 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:092:09 PM–15:383:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:194:19 PM–16:494:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:194:19 PM–17:495:49 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:578:57 AM–10:2610:26 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:0812:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Roga11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Udvega12:5712:57 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:123:12 PMneutral
Lābha15:123:12 PM–16:194:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:194:19 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid
Śubha18:126:12 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Amṛta20:048:04 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Cara21:579:57 PM–23:4911:49 PMneutral
Roga23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:353:35+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Udvega29:275:27+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:194:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:5512:55+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:2611:26 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 13:491:49 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:052:05 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:5512:55+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:194:19 PM–18:196:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5712:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 59 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:196:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:55 00:5512:55 AM ThuPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:2611:26 PMPunarvasu
YogaIndra13:491:49 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara14:052:05 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2002
Śaka
1867
Kali
5046
Ahargaṇa
1 843 371
Day length
8 h 59 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
14:462:46 PM
Moonset
31:027:02+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:2610:26 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:312:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:092:09 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:312:31 PM16:194:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:194:19 PM18:196:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:194:19 PM16:494:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:194:19 PM17:495:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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