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Saturday 10 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:499:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:086:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:166:16 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

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 165° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 165° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 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 kāla18:326:32 PM–19:567:56 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

  • Gulika06:106:10 AM–07:597:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:106:10 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:087:08 AM–08:078:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:499:49 AM–11:3811:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:381:38 PM–15:023:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:173:17 PM–17:065:06 PMYama’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

Kāla06:106:10 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Śubha07:597:59 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Roga09:499:49 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Cara13:271:27 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Kāla18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Udvega21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1good
Cara25:281:28 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1neutral
Roga26:392:39 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:493:49 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:005:00 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1good

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
Caturdaśīuntil 18:086:08 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 06:166:16 AM
Ārdrāuntil 27:183:18 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 07:437:43 AM
Indrauntil 27:263:26 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:597:59 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:086:08 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:174:17 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:499:49 AM–11:3811:38 AM
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:571:57 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3811:38 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:571:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 35 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:521:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  13. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  14. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  15. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī18:086:08 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā06:166:16 AMĀrdrā
YogaBrahma07:437:43 AMIndra
KaraṇaGara07:597:59 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:11 06:116:11 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 376
Day length
14 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:138:13 PM
Moonset
29:405:40 AM+1

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 twilight05:135:13 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:597:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:106:10 AM07:087:08 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:087:08 AM08:078:07 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM12:0012:00 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:571:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:381:38 PM15:023:02 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:552:55 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:173:17 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:533:53 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:326:32 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight25:041:04 AM+125:521:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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