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Tuesday 20 January 1976 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:073:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2912:29+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:091:09 PM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:5711:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3812:38 PM–14:002:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:381:38 PM–15:073:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1911:19 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMan 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

Roga07:097:09 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Udvega08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Amṛta12:3812:38 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Kāla14:002:00 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Śubha15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Roga16:444:44 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:066:06 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Lābha19:447:44 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Udvega21:229:22 PM–23:0011:00 PMavoid
Śubha23:0011:00 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3712:37+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMgood
Cara26:152:15+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMneutral
Roga27:533:53+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:315:31+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 28:224:22+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 13:091:09 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:471:47 PM
Bālavauntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:444:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:29 00:2912:29 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī28:22 04:224:22 AM WedUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya13:091:09 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava13:471:47 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2032
Śaka
1897
Kali
5076
Ahargaṇa
1 854 332
Day length
10 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:329:32 PM
Moonset
09:109:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:219:21 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM14:002:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:381:38 PM15:073:07 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:223:22 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2810:28 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1911:19 PM24:1112:11+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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