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Tuesday 14 January 2020 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:038:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:205:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2510:25 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:164:16 PM–16:474:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:164:16 PM–17:475:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:342:34 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:465:46 PM–19:147:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:1810:18 PM–23:1811:18 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

Roga07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Amṛta11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Śubha14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PMgood
Roga15:103:10 PM–16:164:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:164:16 PM–18:096:09 PMavoid
Lābha18:096:09 PM–20:038:03 PMgood
Udvega20:038:03 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Śubha21:569:56 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Amṛta23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:285:28 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:164:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:205:20 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 10:2510:25 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:205:20 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:593:59 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:164:16 PM–18:176:17 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:103:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:176:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:205:20 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā10:2510:25 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya27:03 03:033:03 AM WedŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava17:205:20 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 397
Day length
8 h 55 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:298:29 PM
Moonset
09:449:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:138:13 AM09:419:41 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:164:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:164:16 PM18:176:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:164:16 PM16:474:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:164:16 PM17:475:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:465:46 PM19:147:14 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1810:18 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:342:34 AM+128:024:02 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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