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Tuesday 12 January 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:333:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:505:50+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:215:21 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:215:21 PM–18:486:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:521:52+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2110:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:2311:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–13:461:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:094:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:397:39 PM–21:269:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0811:08 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMan 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

Roga07:497:49 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Cara10:1210:12 AM–11:2311:23 AMneutral
Lābha11:2311:23 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Kāla13:461:46 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Roga16:094:09 PM–17:215:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:215:21 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Lābha19:097:09 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Śubha22:4610:46 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3512:35+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMgood
Cara26:232:23+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMneutral
Roga28:124:12+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:006:00+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:215:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 29:505:50+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 10:1910:19 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:378:37 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:434:43 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:505:50+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:094:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:215:21 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:094:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī29:50 05:505:50 AM WedPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā10:1910:19 AMĀrdrā
YogaBrahma08:378:37 AMIndra
KaraṇaGara16:434:43 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 480
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:134:13 PM
Moonset
30:466:46+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2110:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:215:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:215:21 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:215:21 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:215:21 PM18:486:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:397:39 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0811:08 PM24:0612:06+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:521:52+1 AM27:393:39+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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