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Thursday 23 January 2020 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:194:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:484:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 118 of 118 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚivarātri determinate

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:304:30 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 340° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 340° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5012:50 PM–14:302:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:011:01 PM–14:102:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:012:01 PM–14:382:38 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

Śubha07:157:15 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Cara10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMneutral
Lābha11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Amṛta13:011:01 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Śubha15:203:20 PM–16:294:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:294:29 PM–18:196:19 PMgood
Cara18:196:19 PM–20:108:10 PMneutral
Roga20:108:10 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:333:33 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Amṛta29:235:23 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 28:484:48 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:513:51 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 29:225:22 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:304:30 PM
Śakuniuntil 28:484:48 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:011:01 PM–14:102:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:102:10 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 14 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī28:48 04:484:48 AM FriAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:51 03:513:51 AM FriUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaHarṣaṇa29:22 05:225:22 AM FriVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:304:30 PMŚakuni
VāraGuruvāra31:14 07:147:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 406
Day length
9 h 14 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
30:556:55 AM+1
Moonset
14:412:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5012:50 PM14:302:30 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:011:01 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:012:01 PM14:382:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:3112:31 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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