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Thursday 10 January 2019 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 13:381:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:224:22 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

16:224:22 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° 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
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:478:47 PM–22:3510:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:017:01 AM–08:168:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:4610:46 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:579:57 AM–11:4511:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:2110:21 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:161:16 PM–14:312:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:212:21 PM–15:013:01 PMan 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

Śubha07:017:01 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Roga08:168:16 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Cara10:4610:46 AM–12:0112:01 PMneutral
Lābha12:0112:01 PM–13:161:16 PMgood
Amṛta13:161:16 PM–14:312:31 PMgood
Kāla14:312:31 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Cara18:466:46 PM–20:318:31 PMneutral
Roga20:318:31 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Kāla22:1610:16 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0112:01+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMgood
Udvega25:461:46+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:313:31+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:165:16+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:017:01 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:224:22 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:544:54+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 29:295:29+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:224:22 PM
Bavauntil 29:415:41+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:161:16 PM–14:312:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:312:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:224:22 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā28:54 04:544:54 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta29:29 05:295:29 AM FriVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:224:22 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:01 07:017:01 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 028
Day length
10 h 00 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:459:45 AM
Moonset
20:538:53 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 day07:017:01 AM08:168:16 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:579:57 AM11:4511:45 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2110:21 AM11:0111:01 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:212:21 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:478:47 PM22:3510:35 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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