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January 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 16 January 1976 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:001:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5711:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5711:57 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 168° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 168° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:209:20 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:3612:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:203:20 PM–16:414:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5511:55 PM–25:271:27+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

Cara07:107:10 AM–08:318:31 AMneutral
Lābha08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Amṛta09:539:53 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Śubha12:3612:36 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Roga13:581:58 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Udvega15:203:20 PM–16:414:41 PMavoid
Cara16:414:41 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:036:03 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Kāla19:417:41 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Lābha21:209:20 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Udvega22:5810:58 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3612:36+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:152:15+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Cara27:533:53+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMneutral
Roga29:315:31+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 11:5711:57 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 12:2512:25 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 25:451:45+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1511:15 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3612:36 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī11:5711:57 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā12:2512:25 PMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛti25:45 01:451:45 AM SatViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija11:5711:57 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2032
Śaka
1897
Kali
5076
Ahargaṇa
1 854 328
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:265:26 PM
Moonset
30:526:52+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:318:31 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:209:20 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:203:20 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5511:55 PM25:271:27+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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