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Monday 20 January 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0210:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:254:25 PM–16:554:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:254:25 PM–17:545:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:317:31 PM–21:169:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:578:57 AM–10:4310:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–11:5111:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:001:00 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:362:36 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

Amṛta07:177:17 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:082:08 PMneutral
Lābha14:082:08 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Amṛta15:173:17 PM–16:254:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:254:25 PM–18:176:17 PMneutral
Roga18:176:17 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Lābha21:599:59 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Udvega23:5111:51 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:421:42 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Amṛta27:333:33 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Cara29:255:25 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:254:25 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:0210:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:332:33 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:308:30 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:059:05 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0210:02 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:254:25 PM–18:246:24 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:246:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:0210:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:33 02:332:33 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya08:308:30 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava09:059:05 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 212
Day length
9 h 08 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:468:46 PM
Moonset
08:428:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:4310:43 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:254:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:254:25 PM18:246:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:254:25 PM16:554:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:254:25 PM17:545:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:169:16 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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