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Tuesday 31 January 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 13:431:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:387:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:388:38 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:387:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:421:42 PM–15:143:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:399:39 AM–10:1910:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0910:09 AM–11:2511:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4012:40 PM–13:561:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:274:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1711:17 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:015:01+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMa 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

Roga07:387:38 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Cara10:0910:09 AM–11:2511:25 AMneutral
Lābha11:2511:25 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–13:561:56 PMgood
Kāla13:561:56 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Roga16:274:27 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:435:43 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Lābha19:277:27 PM–21:119:11 PMgood
Udvega21:119:11 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Śubha22:5610:56 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4012:40+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Cara26:242:24+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMneutral
Roga28:094:09+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:535:53+1 AM–31:377:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:387:38 AM to 31:377:37+1 AM

07:387:38 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 20:388:38 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:388:38 AM
Sukarmāuntil 30:296:29+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1511:15 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:011:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:274:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+1 AM

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. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:274:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 05 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:5211:52 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī20:388:38 PMHasta
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:388:38 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava11:5211:52 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 038
Day length
10 h 05 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:1810:18 PM
Moonset
09:169:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:387:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:387:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:387:38 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:399:39 AM10:1910:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM13:561:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:421:42 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1711:17 PM24:1212:12+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:015:01+1 AM30:376:37+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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