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Wednesday 15 January 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:517:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2110:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:567:56 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2110:21 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:106:10 AM–07:037:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:376:37 AM–07:567:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:063:06 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:179:17 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5712:57 PM–13:401:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:392:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:162:16 AM+1–28:034:03 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

Lābha07:567:56 AM–09:179:17 AMgood
Amṛta09:179:17 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Kāla10:3710:37 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Śubha11:5811:58 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Udvega14:392:39 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Cara16:004:00 PM–17:205:20 PMneutral
Lābha17:205:20 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:416:41 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Śubha20:208:20 PM–22:0010:00 PMgood
Amṛta22:0010:00 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Cara23:3911:39 PM–25:181:18 AM+1neutral
Roga25:181:18 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:582:58 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:374:37 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good
Udvega30:176:17 AM+1–31:567:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56 AM+1

07:567:56 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 31:567:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:2110:21 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 12:4712:47 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:445:44 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:2110:21 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:392:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54 AM+1–25:421:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:392:39 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:2110:21 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā12:4712:47 PMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛti29:44 05:445:44 AM ThuViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija10:2110:21 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:56 07:567:56 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 207
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:086:08 PM
Moonset
31:357:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:106:10 AM07:567:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:106:10 AM07:037:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:376:37 AM07:567:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:567:56 AM10:0510:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0510:05 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:401:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:063:06 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54 AM+125:421:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:162:16 AM+128:034:03 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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