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Friday 26 December 1919 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 00:3212:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:371:37+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:527:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:081:08 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:056:05 AM–06:586:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:316:31 AM–07:527:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4812:48 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:504:50+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:119:11 AM–10:3110:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:4110:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:483:48 PM–17:075:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:416:41 PM–20:238:23 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

Cara07:527:52 AM–09:119:11 AMneutral
Lābha09:119:11 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Amṛta10:3110:31 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Śubha13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMgood
Roga14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Udvega15:483:48 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid
Cara17:075:07 PM–18:276:27 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:276:27 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Kāla20:078:07 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Lābha21:489:48 PM–23:2911:29 PMgood
Udvega23:2911:29 PM–25:091:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:091:09+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:502:50+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Cara28:314:31+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMneutral
Roga30:126:12+1 AM–31:527:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:527:52 AM to 31:527:52+1 AM

07:527:52 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 14:282:28 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 19:087:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:081:08 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PM
Abhijit 12:4812:48 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45+1 AM–25:331:33+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:091:09 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:37 01:371:37 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa14:282:28 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa19:087:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija13:081:08 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:52 07:527:52 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1976
Śaka
1841
Kali
5020
Ahargaṇa
1 833 853
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1910:19 AM
Moonset
21:559:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:056:05 AM07:527:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:056:05 AM06:586:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:316:31 AM07:527:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:527:52 AM09:599:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:599:59 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:4110:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:132:13 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:075:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:416:41 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45+1 AM25:331:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:504:50+1 AM30:316:31+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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