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Monday 23 December 1968 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:363:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:391:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:563:56 PM–16:274:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:563:56 PM–17:285:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:209:20 PM–22:5110:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:3012:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1612:16 PM–13:471:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:391:39 PM–14:132:13 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

Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMavoid
Cara12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMneutral
Lābha13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Amṛta14:512:51 PM–15:563:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:563:56 PM–17:525:52 PMneutral
Roga17:525:52 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Kāla19:477:47 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Lābha21:439:43 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:351:35+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Cara29:275:27+1 AM–31:237:23+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:237:23+1 AM

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:563:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:001:00 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 08:308:30 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 31:107:10+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 17:085:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:001:00 PM
Bavauntil 23:5811:58 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Pradoṣa 15:563:56 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:001:00 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa08:308:30 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa17:085:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:001:00 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 748
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2810:28 AM
Moonset
20:038:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3012:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1612:16 PM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:391:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:391:39 PM14:132:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:563:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:563:56 PM17:595:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:563:56 PM16:274:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:563:56 PM17:285:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM22:5110:51 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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