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Wednesday 13 January 2016 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 04:364:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35 AM+1.

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

09:109:10 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

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 40° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:216:21 AM
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:531:53 PM
  • Godhūli16:154:15 PM–16:454:45 PM
  • Amṛta kāla25:011:01 AM+1–26:312:31 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AM
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AM
  • Durmuhūrta11:3111:31 AM–12:0612:06 PM
  • Rāhu kāla11:4911:49 AM–12:5512:55 PM
  • Varjya15:573:57 PM–17:285:28 PM

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

Lābha07:227:22 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Roga11:4911:49 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:083:08 PMneutral
Lābha15:083:08 PM–16:154:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:154:15 PM–18:086:08 PMavoid
Śubha18:086:08 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Amṛta20:028:02 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Cara21:559:55 PM–23:4811:48 PMneutral
Roga23:4811:48 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:421:42 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:353:35 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Udvega29:285:28 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:154:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 09:109:10 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 27:533:53 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:373:37 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4911:49 AM–12:5512:55 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5512:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:166:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:35 02:352:35 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā09:109:10 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta27:53 03:533:53 AM ThuVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija15:373:37 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 935
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:039:03 AM
Moonset
20:098:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:215:21 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:227:22 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava09:099:09 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika10:4210:42 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhna11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:4911:49 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa12:4212:42 PM14:282:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:171:17 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna14:282:28 PM16:154:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya15:573:57 PM17:285:28 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa16:154:15 PM18:166:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:154:15 PM16:454:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:154:15 PM17:465:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla25:011:01 AM+126:312:31 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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