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Saturday 21 January 2023 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:3012:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:488:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 119 of 119 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:488:48 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:587:58 AM–09:229:22 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:264:26 PM–16:564:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:264:26 PM–17:555:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:273:27 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:167:16 AM–08:258:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:167:16 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:308:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4310:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:077:07 PM–20:308:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla07:167:16 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Śubha08:258:25 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Roga09:349:34 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Udvega10:4310:43 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Cara11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMneutral
Lābha13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Amṛta14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:264:26 PM–18:176:17 PMgood
Udvega18:176:17 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Śubha20:098:09 PM–22:0010:00 PMgood
Amṛta22:0010:00 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Cara23:5111:51 PM–25:421:42 AM+1neutral
Roga25:421:42 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:333:33 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:245:24 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:264:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:488:48 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 12:1012:10 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 17:045:04 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 08:488:48 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 18:516:51 PM
Nāgauntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:349:34 AM–10:4310:43 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:264:26 PM–18:256:25 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4310:43 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 10 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  13. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī08:488:48 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā12:1012:10 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaHarṣaṇa17:045:04 PMVajra
KaraṇaŚakuni08:488:48 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraŚanivāra31:16 07:167:16 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 500
Day length
9 h 10 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
15:113:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:167:16 AM07:537:53 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:308:30 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:587:58 AM09:229:22 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:264:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:264:26 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:264:26 PM16:564:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:264:26 PM17:555:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:077:07 PM20:308:30 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:273:27 AM+128:504:50 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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