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January 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 2 January 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:332:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:512:51 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

07:337:33 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:299:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–11:5711:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:262:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:562:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:1111:11 PM–24:4912:49+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

Amṛta07:017:01 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Śubha09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Udvega11:5711:57 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:262:26 PMneutral
Lābha14:262:26 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Amṛta15:403:40 PM–16:544:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:544:54 PM–18:406:40 PMneutral
Roga18:406:40 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Kāla20:268:26 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:293:29+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Cara29:155:15+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:017:01 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:512:51 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 15:513:51 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 07:337:33 AM
Siddhiuntil 30:216:21+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:512:51 PM
Bavauntil 26:502:50+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 54 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī14:512:51 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā15:513:51 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra07:337:33 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:512:51 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:01 07:017:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 290
Day length
9 h 54 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:389:38 AM
Moonset
20:548:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1111:11 PM24:4912:49+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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