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Sunday 14 January 2024 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 03:303:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3012:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:581:58 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:069:06 PM–22:3310:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1612:16 PM–13:501:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2412:24 PM–13:511:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:534:53 PM–17:435:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:594:59 PM–18:336:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:585:58 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Cara07:337:33 AM–09:079:07 AMneutral
Lābha09:079:07 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Amṛta10:4210:42 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Śubha13:501:50 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Roga15:253:25 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Udvega16:594:59 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:336:33 PM–19:597:59 PMgood
Amṛta19:597:59 PM–21:259:25 PMgood
Cara21:259:25 PM–22:5010:50 PMneutral
Roga22:5010:50 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:1612:16+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:421:42+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMgood
Udvega27:083:08+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:334:33+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:3012:30+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 22:1010:10 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:581:58 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:3012:30+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:594:59 PM–18:336:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:336:33 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:30 00:3012:30 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā27:37 03:373:37 AM MonPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta22:1010:10 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija13:581:58 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra29:59 05:595:59 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 858
Day length
12 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:518:51 AM
Moonset
21:299:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM13:511:51 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:253:25 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:534:53 PM17:435:43 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:594:59 PM18:336:33 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:069:06 PM22:3310:33 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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