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Monday 23 January 1978 · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:3012:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:502:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:586:58 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:502:50 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonNagoya12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1012:10+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:211:21 PM–14:372:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:301:30 PM–15:173:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:272:27 PM–15:083:08 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

Amṛta06:586:58 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Cara13:211:21 PM–14:372:37 PMneutral
Lābha14:372:37 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Amṛta15:543:54 PM–17:115:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:115:11 PM–18:546:54 PMneutral
Roga18:546:54 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Kāla20:378:37 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Lābha22:2110:21 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0412:04+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:471:47+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Cara29:145:14+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:586:58 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 14:502:50 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 26:502:50+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 27:093:09+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:502:50 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:553:55+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī14:502:50 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPunarvasu26:50 02:502:50 AM TuePuṣya
YogaViṣkambha27:09 03:093:09 AM TuePrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija14:502:50 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:57 06:576:57 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 13 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:264:26 PM
Moonset
30:246:24+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:061:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:301:30 PM15:173:17 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:272:27 PM15:083:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1012:10+1 AM25:571:57+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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