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Monday 23 January 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:308:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5010:50 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:108:10 PM–21:579:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:298:29 AM–09:489:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:309:30 AM–11:1711:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0711:07 AM–12:2612:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–15:043:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:363:36 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

Amṛta07:107:10 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Śubha09:489:48 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Roga11:0711:07 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Udvega12:2612:26 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–17:425:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:425:42 PM–19:237:23 PMneutral
Roga19:237:23 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Kāla21:049:04 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Udvega24:2612:26 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:072:07 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1good
Amṛta27:483:48 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Cara29:285:28 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:5010:50 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 23:0911:09 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:5010:50 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:298:29 AM–09:489:48 AM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:489:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:5010:50 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:5010:50 PMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha23:0911:09 PMPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija10:5010:50 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 066
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:065:06 PM
Moonset
30:456:45 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:309:30 AM11:1711:17 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:363:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:108:10 PM21:579:57 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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