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Saturday 23 January 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:4410:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0110:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:476:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:128:12 PM–21:499:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:447:44 AM–08:578:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:447:44 AM–08:238:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:029:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3310:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:521:52 PM–15:063:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:496:49+1 AM–32:288:28+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

Kāla07:447:44 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Śubha08:578:57 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Roga10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Udvega11:2511:25 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Cara12:3912:39 PM–13:521:52 PMneutral
Lābha13:521:52 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Amṛta15:063:06 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Kāla16:204:20 PM–17:345:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:345:34 PM–19:207:20 PMgood
Udvega19:207:20 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Śubha21:069:06 PM–22:5210:52 PMgood
Amṛta22:5210:52 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Cara24:3812:38+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMneutral
Roga26:252:25+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:114:11+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:575:57+1 AM–31:437:43+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:437:43+1 AM

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:0110:01 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:3710:37 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:2512:25+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:509:50 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2511:25 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:0110:01 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:3710:37 PMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha24:25 00:2512:25 AM SunPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija10:0110:01 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra31:43 07:437:43 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 945
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:035:03 PM
Moonset
31:237:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:447:44 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:447:44 AM08:238:23 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:029:02 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3310:33 AM12:1012:10 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:128:12 PM21:499:49 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:496:49+1 AM32:288:28+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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