12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
January 2016 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 13 January 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:061:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0511:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0712:07 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:319:31 PM–23:0111:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:168:16 AM–09:319:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4710:47 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:2212:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:171:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2712:27 PM–13:581:58 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

Lābha07:017:01 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Amṛta08:168:16 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Kāla09:319:31 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Udvega13:171:17 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:035:03 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Amṛta20:328:32 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Cara22:1710:17 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0212:02+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:461:46+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:313:31+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Udvega29:165:16+1 AM–31:007:00+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:007:00+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:194:19+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 24:2312:23+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:0712:07 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:171:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:171:17 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 02 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī23:0511:05 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā28:19 04:194:19 AM ThuPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta24:23 00:2312:23 AM ThuVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija12:0712:07 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:00 07:007:00 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 935
Day length
10 h 02 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:089:08 AM
Moonset
20:458:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2712:27 PM13:581:58 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:319:31 PM23:0111:01 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°04′51″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
34°32′ N 69°10′ E · GeoNames 1138958
‹ Tue 12 JanTodayThu 14 Jan ›