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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 12 January 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 01:551:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5010:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2012:20 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 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–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:154:15 PM–16:454:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:154:15 PM–17:455:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:509:50 PM–23:1711:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4811:48 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:352:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:022:02 PM–15:083:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:083:08 PM–16:154:15 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

Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Cara08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Amṛta10:4210:42 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Kāla11:4811:48 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Śubha12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Roga14:022:02 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Udvega15:083:08 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:154:15 PM–18:086:08 PMgood
Amṛta18:086:08 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Kāla23:4811:48 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:421:42 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Udvega27:353:35 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:285:28 AM+1–31:227:22 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:227:22 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:154:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5010:50 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:2012:20 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:5010:50 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:083:08 PM–16:154:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:154:15 PM–18:166:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:154:15 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:166:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:5010:50 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā28:21 04:214:21 AM MonPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta24:58 00:5812:58 AM MonVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija12:2012:20 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra31:22 07:227:22 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 995
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:059:05 AM
Moonset
20:218:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:282:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:352:35 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:282:28 PM16:154:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:393:39 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:154:15 PM18:166:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:154:15 PM16:454:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:154:15 PM17:455:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:509:50 PM23:1711:17 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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