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Wednesday 26 December 1984 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:323:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:215:21 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:215:21 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:506:50 PM–20:328:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:258:25 AM–09:429:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:378:37 AM–10:1910:19 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5810:58 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:097:09 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Kāla09:429:42 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Śubha10:5810:58 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Cara14:482:48 PM–16:044:04 PMneutral
Lābha16:044:04 PM–17:215:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:215:21 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Śubha19:047:04 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Amṛta20:488:48 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1512:15+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:591:59+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:423:42+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Udvega29:265:26+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:097:09 AM sunrise17:215:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:323:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 29:545:54+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:568:56 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:323:32 PM
Bavauntil 28:064:06+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:215:21 PM–19:117:11 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:117:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī15:323:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa08:568:56 AMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:323:32 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 595
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2210:22 AM
Moonset
21:079:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:378:37 AM10:1910:19 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:215:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:215:21 PM19:117:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:215:21 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:215:21 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:506:50 PM20:328:32 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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