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Tuesday 11 January 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3812:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3812:38 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:281:28 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:281:28 PM
At noon, 13:281:28 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:571:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:533:53 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:533:53 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–10:0310:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:499:49 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:3112:31 AM+1–25:091:09 AM+1an 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

Roga06:106:10 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Udvega07:597:59 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Cara09:499:49 AM–11:3811:38 AMneutral
Lābha11:3811:38 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Kāla15:173:17 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Śubha17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Roga18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Lābha21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Udvega23:0611:06 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1712:17 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1good
Amṛta25:281:28 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1good
Cara26:392:39 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1neutral
Roga27:503:50 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:005:00 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:3812:38 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 23:3411:34 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 23:2711:27 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:3812:38 PM
Bavauntil 25:051:05 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:571:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:041:04 AM+1–25:521:52 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. AbhijitUntil 13:571:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:566:56 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:521:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:3812:38 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā23:3411:34 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta23:2711:27 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:3812:38 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 089
Day length
14 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:0510:05 AM
Moonset
23:3211:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM12:0012:00 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM10:0310:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:571:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:041:04 PM13:521:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:552:55 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:533:53 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:533:53 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:566:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:3112:31 AM+125:091:09 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight25:041:04 AM+125:521:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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