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Wednesday 24 December 2025 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 07:437:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:428:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:544:54 PM–18:356:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:506:50 AM–08:308:30 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 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

Lābha05:485:48 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Amṛta07:227:22 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Śubha10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Udvega13:411:41 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Cara15:163:16 PM–16:514:51 PMneutral
Lābha16:514:51 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:266:26 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Śubha19:517:51 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Amṛta21:169:16 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0712:07 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:321:32 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:582:58 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Udvega28:234:23 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:485:48 AM+1

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:428:42 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:493:49 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:428:42 AM
Bavauntil 21:019:01 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:411:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:428:42 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:49 03:493:49 AM ThuŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa11:3211:32 AMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:428:42 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 568
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:229:22 AM
Moonset
22:0110:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:506:50 AM08:308:30 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:544:54 PM18:356:35 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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