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Friday 22 December 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 10:2810:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5312:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4312:43 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:062:06 PM–15:523:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMneutral
Lābha07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Amṛta08:568:56 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Śubha11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Udvega14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid
Cara16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:435:43 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid
Kāla19:157:15 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Lābha20:478:47 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Udvega22:1910:19 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:241:24 AM+1good
Amṛta25:241:24 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Cara26:562:56 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1neutral
Roga28:284:28 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:419:41 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 21:449:44 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Bavauntil 25:571:57 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5111:51 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:5312:53 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:419:41 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa21:449:44 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5312:53 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:00 06:006:00 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 644
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:169:16 AM
Moonset
21:209:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:062:06 PM15:523:52 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4312:43 AM+126:292:29 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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