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Thursday 31 December 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:284:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:311:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:177:17 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:059:05 PM–22:3210:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:2810:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:589:58 AM–10:4510:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2212:22 PM–13:491:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:402:40 PM–15:273:27 PMan 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

Śubha06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Roga07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Cara10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMneutral
Lābha11:5611:56 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Amṛta13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Kāla14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Śubha16:204:20 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:207:20 PMgood
Cara19:207:20 PM–20:528:52 PMneutral
Roga20:528:52 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Kāla22:2410:24 PM–23:5611:56 PMavoid
Lābha23:5611:56 PM–25:281:28+1 AMgood
Udvega25:281:28+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:003:00+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:324:32+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:311:31+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 07:177:17 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 29:055:05+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 23:5911:59 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:592:59 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:311:31+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī25:31 01:311:31 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī07:177:17 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚukla23:5911:59 PMBrahma
KaraṇaGara14:592:59 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:04 06:046:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 713
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:354:35 PM
Moonset
29:215:21+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:046:04 AM07:327:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:589:58 AM10:4510:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2212:22 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:402:40 PM15:273:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:059:05 PM22:3210:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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