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Tuesday 4 January 1972 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 19:067:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:447:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:207:20 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Maghā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:213:21 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:461:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:213:21 PM–16:564:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:115:11 PM–18:526:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–23:4911:49 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

Roga05:535:53 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Udvega07:287:28 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Kāla13:461:46 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Śubha15:213:21 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Roga16:564:56 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:306:30 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Lābha19:567:56 PM–21:219:21 PMgood
Udvega21:219:21 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Śubha22:4710:47 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1212:12 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1good
Cara25:371:37 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1neutral
Roga27:033:03 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:447:44 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 29:545:54 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 17:135:13 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:207:20 AM
Bālavauntil 19:447:44 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:213:21 PM–16:564:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:564:56 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī19:447:44 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā29:54 05:545:54 AM WedPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti17:135:13 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava07:207:20 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 855
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:349:34 PM
Moonset
08:568:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:564:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:115:11 PM18:526:52 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM23:4911:49 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:213:21 AM+129:035:03 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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