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Monday 4 January 2010 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 19:507:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:444:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:156:15 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:251:25 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:251:25 PM
At noon, 13:251:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Maghā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5512:55 PM–13:541:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:523:52 PM–16:504:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:101:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:547:54 AM–09:449:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–13:251:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:541:54 PM–14:532:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:013:01 PM–16:284:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika15:153:15 PM–17:055:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:504:50 PM–17:495:49 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

Amṛta06:046:04 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Kāla07:547:54 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Śubha09:449:44 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Roga11:3511:35 AM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Udvega13:251:25 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Cara15:153:15 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:556:55 PMgood
Amṛta18:556:55 PM–20:458:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:458:45 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1512:15+1 AM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Udvega25:251:25+1 AM–26:352:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:352:35+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:453:45+1 AM–28:554:55+1 AMgood
Cara28:554:55+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:444:44 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 25:541:54+1 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:283:28 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:156:15 AM
Bālavauntil 16:444:44 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:193:19+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:547:54 AM–09:449:44 AM
Abhijit 12:5512:55 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:011:01+1 AM–25:491:49+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:449:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:541:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 41 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:491:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:444:44 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā25:54 01:541:54 AM TuePūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti15:283:28 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava06:156:15 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 735
Day length
14 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1011:10 PM
Moonset
09:499:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:5711:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:541:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:011:01 PM13:491:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:541:54 PM14:532:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:532:53 PM17:495:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:013:01 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:153:15 PM17:055:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:523:52 PM16:504:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:504:50 PM17:495:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:495:49 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 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4311:43 PM25:101:10+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:011:01+1 AM25:491:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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