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Thursday 31 January 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 14:012:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:431:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:537:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:086:08 AM–07:007:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:346:34 AM–07:537:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:382:38 PM–16:154:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–15:573:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:118:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:537:53 AM–09:159:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–12:0012:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3311:33 AM–12:1712:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:452:45 PM–16:084:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:573:57 PM–16:414:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:156:15 AM+1–31:507:50 AM+1a 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

Śubha07:537:53 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Roga09:159:15 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Udvega10:3810:38 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Cara12:0012:00 PM–13:231:23 PMneutral
Lābha13:231:23 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Amṛta14:452:45 PM–16:084:08 PMgood
Kāla16:084:08 PM–17:305:30 PMavoid
Śubha17:305:30 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:536:53 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Cara20:308:30 PM–22:0810:08 PMneutral
Roga22:0810:08 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:221:22 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Udvega27:003:00 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:374:37 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1good
Amṛta30:156:15 AM+1–31:527:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:537:53 AM to 31:527:52 AM+1

07:537:53 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:431:43 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 21:549:54 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:468:46 AM
Sukarmāuntil 31:077:07 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:431:43 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:261:26 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:451:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:452:45 PM–16:084:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:084:08 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:431:43 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī21:549:54 PMHasta
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:468:46 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava13:431:43 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:52 07:527:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 858
Day length
11 h 00 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:4810:48 PM
Moonset
10:0410:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:086:08 AM07:537:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:086:08 AM07:007:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:346:34 AM07:537:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:537:53 AM10:0510:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0510:05 AM12:1712:17 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1712:17 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:292:29 PM16:414:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:382:38 PM16:154:15 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:084:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM15:573:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:573:57 PM16:414:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:414:41 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:118:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:156:15 AM+131:507:50 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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