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Thursday 18 January 2007 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:465:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:394:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 77 of 77 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:021:02 PM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

13:301:30 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:301:30 PM
At noon, 13:301:30 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:591:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla20:298:29 PM–22:0210:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:438:43 PM–21:029:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:438:43 PM–21:409:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:186:18 AM–08:068:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:549:54 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0611:06 AM–12:0412:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:0911:09 AM–12:4212:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:524:52 PM–17:505:50 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

Śubha06:186:18 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Udvega09:549:54 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Cara11:4211:42 AM–13:301:30 PMneutral
Lābha13:301:30 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Amṛta15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Śubha18:556:55 PM–20:438:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:438:43 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Cara21:559:55 PM–23:0711:07 PMneutral
Roga23:0711:07 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:1912:19+1 AM–25:311:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:311:31+1 AM–26:432:43+1 AMgood
Udvega26:432:43+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:553:55+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:075:07+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise20:438:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 16:394:39 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 25:091:09+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 13:021:02 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 16:394:39 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 27:533:53+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:591:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 20:438:43 PM–21:599:59 PM
Niśītha 25:071:07+1 AM–25:551:55+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:591:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:599:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:551:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī16:394:39 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā25:09 01:091:09 AM FriUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta13:021:02 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaŚakuni16:394:39 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraGuruvāra30:19 06:196:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 653
Day length
14 h 25 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
29:495:49+1 AM
Moonset
20:198:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:186:18 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM12:0412:04 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0611:06 AM12:0412:04 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0911:09 AM12:4212:42 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:591:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:061:06 PM13:541:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:572:57 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:183:18 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:524:52 PM17:505:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:438:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:298:29 PM22:0210:02 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:438:43 PM21:599:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:438:43 PM21:029:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:438:43 PM21:409:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:071:07+1 AM25:551:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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