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Thursday 15 January 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 23:2011:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:481:48+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3612:36 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:174:17 PM–16:474:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:174:17 PM–17:485:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:596:59 PM–20:478:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:148:14 AM–10:0210:02 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–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:032:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:541:54 PM–14:302:30 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

Śubha07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 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–12:5612:56 PMgood
Amṛta12:5612:56 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Śubha15:103:10 PM–16:174:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:174:17 PM–18:106:10 PMgood
Cara18:106:10 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Kāla21:569:56 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Udvega25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:285:28+1 AM–31:217:21+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:174:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 27:033:03+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:136:13 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:3612:36 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5612:56 PM–14:032:03 PM
Pradoṣa 16:174:17 PM–18:186:18 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:032:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 56 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:186:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:48 01:481:48 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā27:03 03:033:03 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta18:136:13 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija12:3612:36 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:21 07:217:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 100
Day length
8 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:459:45 AM
Moonset
20:018:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:148:14 AM10:0210:02 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5610:56 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 AM10:5610:56 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
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:302:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:541:54 PM14:302:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:302:30 PM16:174:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:174:17 PM18:186:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:174:17 PM16:474:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:174:17 PM17:485:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:596:59 PM20:478:47 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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