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Saturday 4 January 2014 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:574:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:256:25 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:405:40 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:066:06 AM–06:536:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:536:53 AM–07:397:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:029:02 AM–10:3010:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:488:48 PM–22:1710:17 PMa 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

Kāla06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Śubha07:347:34 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Roga09:029:02 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Udvega10:3010:30 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Cara11:5811:58 AM–13:261:26 PMneutral
Lābha13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Amṛta14:542:54 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Kāla16:224:22 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:505:50 PM–19:227:22 PMgood
Udvega19:227:22 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Śubha20:548:54 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Amṛta22:2610:26 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Cara23:5811:58 PM–25:301:30 AM+1neutral
Roga25:301:30 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:023:02 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:344:34 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:574:57 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 14:092:09 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:256:25 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 16:574:57 PM
Bavauntil 27:383:38 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:029:02 AM–10:3010:30 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3010:30 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:574:57 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā14:092:09 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddhi24:02 00:0212:02 AM SunVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija06:256:25 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:06 06:066:06 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 196
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:558:55 AM
Moonset
21:119:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:066:06 AM06:536:53 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:536:53 AM07:397:39 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:1710:17 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:405:40 AM+131:097:09 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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