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Monday 20 January 2014 · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 17:325:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:327:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:327:32 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKallakurichi12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:073:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM–18:466:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:329:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5910:59 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:341:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–15:183:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:073:07 PM–15:533:53 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

Amṛta06:396:39 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Śubha09:329:32 AM–10:5910:59 AMgood
Roga10:5910:59 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–15:183:18 PMneutral
Lābha15:183:18 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:116:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:116:11 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Kāla21:189:18 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Udvega24:2512:25 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:591:59 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Amṛta27:323:32 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Cara29:065:06 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:396:39 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:327:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:0312:03 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 30:176:17 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:327:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:329:32 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:329:32 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 32 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī19:327:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:03 00:0312:03 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚobhana30:17 06:176:17 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava19:327:32 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 212
Day length
11 h 32 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:319:31 PM
Moonset
09:099:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:073:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:073:07 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:015:01 PM18:466:46 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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