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Tuesday 2 January 1979 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:536:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 51° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0012:00 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:461:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:093:09 PM–16:374:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:203:20 PM–16:554:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0311:03 PM–23:4811:48 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

Roga05:525:52 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Kāla13:461:46 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Śubha15:203:20 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Roga16:554:55 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:306:30 PM–19:557:55 PMavoid
Lābha19:557:55 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Udvega21:209:20 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Śubha22:4610:46 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1112:11 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1good
Cara25:371:37 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:274:27 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:536:53 AM
Pañcamīuntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 08:308:30 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 22:1710:17 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:536:53 AM
Bavauntil 17:305:30 PM
Bālavauntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:203:20 PM–16:554:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:554:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:536:53 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā08:308:30 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddhi22:1710:17 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:536:53 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 410
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:269:26 AM
Moonset
22:0110:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:093:09 PM16:374:37 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:203:20 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0311:03 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0012:00 AM+125:281:28 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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