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Wednesday 15 January 2014 · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:215:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:517:51 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:517:51 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKallakurichi12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 170° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 170° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:058:05 AM–09:319:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:501:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:4611:46 PM–25:331:33 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:386:38 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Amṛta08:058:05 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Kāla09:319:31 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Udvega13:501:50 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Cara15:163:16 PM–16:424:42 PMneutral
Lābha16:424:42 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:096:09 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Śubha19:427:42 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Amṛta21:169:16 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Cara22:5010:50 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2412:24 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:571:57 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:313:31 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1good
Udvega29:055:05 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 07:517:51 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 27:143:14 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:517:51 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:069:06 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:501:50 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī07:517:51 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā10:1710:17 AMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛti27:14 03:143:14 AM ThuViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija07:517:51 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 207
Day length
11 h 30 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:355:35 PM
Moonset
30:256:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4611:46 PM25:331:33 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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