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Monday 1 January 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:292:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4510:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:478:47 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:052:05 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:148:14 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–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:252:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:552:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:129:12 PM–22:3510:35 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

Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Kāla08:148:14 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–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:252:25 PMneutral
Lābha14:252:25 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Amṛta15:393:39 PM–16:534:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:534:53 PM–18:396:39 PMneutral
Roga18:396:39 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Kāla20:258:25 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:431:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:431:43 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1good
Amṛta27:293:29 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1good
Cara29:155:15 AM+1–31:017:01 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:007:00 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Pūrṇimāuntil 30:546:54 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 13:531:53 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 08:478:47 AM
Brahmauntil 28:234:23 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:4510:45 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:498:49 PM
Bavauntil 30:546:54 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:148:14 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  13. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  14. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:4510:45 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā13:531:53 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla08:478:47 AMBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija10:4510:45 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:01 07:017:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 654
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:244:24 PM
Moonset
30:516:51 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:148:14 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 muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:152:15 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:129:12 PM22:3510:35 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:052:05 AM+127:283:28 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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