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Thursday 30 January 2014 · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:027:02 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 99 of 99 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:596:59 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKallakurichi12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:1312:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:144:14 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:396:39 AM–08:068:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–11:0011:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3110:31 AM–11:1811:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:551:55 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:563:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:537:53 PM–21:169:16 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

Śubha06:396:39 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–11:0011:00 AMavoid
Cara11:0011:00 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:551:55 PMgood
Amṛta13:551:55 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Śubha16:494:49 PM–18:166:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:166:16 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Cara19:497:49 PM–21:229:22 PMneutral
Roga21:229:22 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Kāla22:5410:54 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2712:27 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1good
Udvega26:002:00 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:333:33 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Amṛta29:065:06 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:396:39 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 07:027:02 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 27:093:09 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 16:244:24 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 06:596:59 AM
Siddhiuntil 26:342:34 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 07:027:02 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 17:055:05 PM
Nāgauntil 27:093:09 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:551:55 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  8. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 11 h 36 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  13. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  14. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  15. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī07:027:02 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā16:244:24 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVajra06:596:59 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaŚakuni07:027:02 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraGuruvāra30:39 06:396:39 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 222
Day length
11 h 36 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:455:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:396:39 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3110:31 AM11:1811:18 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:1312:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:537:53 PM21:169:16 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:144:14 AM+129:385:38 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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