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Monday 2 January 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 18:036:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:216:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0311:03 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:358:35 AM–10:1510:15 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:248:24 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0611:06 AM–12:2712:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:481:48 PM–15:093:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:423:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:412:41+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:037:03 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Roga11:0611:06 AM–12:2712:27 PMavoid
Udvega12:2712:27 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Cara13:481:48 PM–15:093:09 PMneutral
Lābha15:093:09 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Amṛta16:304:30 PM–17:515:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:515:51 PM–19:307:30 PMneutral
Roga19:307:30 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Kāla21:099:09 PM–22:4810:48 PMavoid
Lābha22:4810:48 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2712:27+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:072:07+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:463:46+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Cara29:255:25+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:216:21 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 19:217:21 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 11:0311:03 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:216:21 PM
Bavauntil 30:206:20+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:248:24 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5112:51+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:216:21 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā19:217:21 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra11:0311:03 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:216:21 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:04 07:047:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 290
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:489:48 AM
Moonset
21:309:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:358:35 AM10:1510:15 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:321:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:481:48 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:412:41+1 AM28:194:19+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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