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Saturday 15 January 2028 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:1811:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:118:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:429:42 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

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 224° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:179:17 AM–10:4310:43 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:263:26+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:107:10 AM–08:318:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:107:10 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:378:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1411:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:571:57 PM–15:193:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:426:42 PM–20:098:09 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

Kāla07:107:10 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Śubha08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Roga09:539:53 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Udvega11:1411:14 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Cara12:3612:36 PM–13:571:57 PMneutral
Lābha13:571:57 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Amṛta15:193:19 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Kāla16:414:41 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMgood
Udvega19:417:41 PM–21:199:19 PMavoid
Śubha21:199:19 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMgood
Cara24:3612:36+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMneutral
Roga26:142:14+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:533:53+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:315:31+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:107:10 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:118:11 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 11:2611:26 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 26:102:10+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:429:42 AM
Bālavauntil 20:118:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:466:46+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:539:53 AM–11:1411:14 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:477:47 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1411:14 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī20:118:11 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā11:2611:26 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya26:10 02:102:10 AM SunŚobhana
KaraṇaBava09:429:42 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 320
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:409:40 PM
Moonset
09:279:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 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 day07:107:10 AM08:318:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:107:10 AM07:537:53 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:378:37 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:179:17 AM10:4310:43 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:193:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:426:42 PM20:098:09 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:263:26+1 AM28:534:53+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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