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Wednesday 24 January 2024 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:1011:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2112:21 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:578:57 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:251:25 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:304:30 PM–17:005:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:304:30 PM–17:585:58 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:021:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:529:52 PM–23:3511:35 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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Amṛta08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Kāla09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Udvega13:021:02 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–16:304:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:304:30 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid
Śubha18:216:21 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Amṛta20:118:11 PM–22:0110:01 PMgood
Cara22:0110:01 PM–23:5211:52 PMneutral
Roga23:5211:52 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:421:42 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:323:32 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Udvega29:235:23 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:304:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:2112:21 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:578:57 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 10:0910:09 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:2112:21 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5211:52 AM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 16:304:30 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:021:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:21 00:2112:21 AM ThuPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:578:57 AMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛti10:0910:09 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaGara11:4211:42 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 868
Day length
9 h 16 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
14:362:36 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:251:25 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:304:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:304:30 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:304:30 PM17:005:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:304:30 PM17:585:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:529:52 PM23:3511:35 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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