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Saturday 5 January 1985 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:1612:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0512:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1512:15 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:518:51 AM–10:2910:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3512:35 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:562:56 PM–15:433:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:067:06 AM–08:348:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:067:06 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:408:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:3011:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:262:26 PM–15:543:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:152:15+1 AM–27:503:50+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

Kāla07:067:06 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Śubha08:348:34 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Roga10:0210:02 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Udvega11:3011:30 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Cara12:5812:58 PM–14:262:26 PMneutral
Lābha14:262:26 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Amṛta15:543:54 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Kāla17:225:22 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Udvega20:228:22 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Śubha21:549:54 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Amṛta23:2611:26 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Cara24:5812:58+1 AM–26:302:30+1 AMneutral
Roga26:302:30+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:024:02+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:345:34+1 AM–31:067:06+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:067:06+1 AM

07:067:06 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:0512:05+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 17:525:52 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:591:59+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0512:05+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0210:02 AM–11:3011:30 AM
Abhijit 12:3512:35 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34+1 AM–25:221:22+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3011:30 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:05 00:0512:05 AM SunPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā17:525:52 PMĀrdrā
YogaBrahma25:59 01:591:59 AM SunIndra
KaraṇaGara12:1512:15 PMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra31:06 07:067:06 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 605
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:405:40 PM
Moonset
30:336:33+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:067:06 AM07:537:53 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:408:40 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:518:51 AM10:2910:29 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:562:56 PM15:433:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34+1 AM25:221:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:152:15+1 AM27:503:50+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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