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January 1948 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 29 January 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 03:583:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:011:01+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:391:39 PM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:567:56 AM–09:229:22 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:062:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:065:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:065:06+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:107:10 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1910:19 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:041:04 PM–14:152:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:062:06 PM–14:432:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMa 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

Śubha07:107:10 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–11:5311:53 AMneutral
Lābha11:5311:53 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Amṛta13:041:04 PM–14:152:15 PMgood
Kāla14:152:15 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–16:374:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:374:37 PM–18:266:26 PMgood
Cara18:266:26 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Lābha23:5311:53 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Udvega25:421:42+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:313:31+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:205:20+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 13:391:39 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:252:25 PM
Bālavauntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:041:04 PM–14:152:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:152:15 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:01 01:011:01 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī13:391:39 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaAtigaṇḍa26:19 02:192:19 AM FriSukarmā
KaraṇaBava14:252:25 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:09 07:097:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 114
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:308:30 PM
Moonset
09:079:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:567:56 AM09:229:22 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1910:19 AM10:5710:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:152:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:062:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:062:06 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:065:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:178:17 PM21:459:45 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:065:06+1 AM30:346:34+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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