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Sunday 15 January 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 02:092:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:451:45 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:131:13 PM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Maghā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:2612:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0212:02 PM–13:301:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:214:21 PM–17:085:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:274:27 PM–17:555:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:259:25 PM–23:0311:03 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

Udvega06:096:09 AM–07:377:37 AMavoid
Cara07:377:37 AM–09:069:06 AMneutral
Lābha09:069:06 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Amṛta10:3410:34 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Śubha13:301:30 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Roga14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Udvega16:274:27 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:555:55 PM–19:277:27 PMgood
Amṛta19:277:27 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Cara20:598:59 PM–22:3110:31 PMneutral
Roga22:3110:31 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:0212:02 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:341:34 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1good
Udvega27:063:06 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:384:38 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:096:09 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 13:131:13 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 27:233:23 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:521:52 PM
Bālavauntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:274:27 PM–17:555:55 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:555:55 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:45 01:451:45 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā13:131:13 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya27:23 03:233:23 AM MonŚobhana
KaraṇaBava13:521:52 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:09 06:096:09 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 303
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:029:02 PM
Moonset
08:428:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:2612:26 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:214:21 PM17:085:08 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:274:27 PM17:555:55 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:259:25 PM23:0311:03 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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