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Monday 16 January 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:092:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:147:14 PM–20:538:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:278:27 AM–09:499:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:259:25 AM–11:0311:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:3312:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:503:50 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

Amṛta07:057:05 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Śubha09:499:49 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Udvega12:3312:33 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Amṛta16:394:39 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:016:01 PM–19:397:39 PMneutral
Roga19:397:39 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3312:33+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:112:11+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:493:49+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Cara29:275:27+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:451:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:471:47+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 15:233:23 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:451:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:511:51+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:278:27 AM–09:499:49 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+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 09:499:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:451:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:47 01:471:47 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya15:233:23 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava13:451:45 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 304
Day length
10 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:519:51 PM
Moonset
09:479:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:147:14 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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