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Tuesday 21 January 2003 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:043:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5912:59+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:258:25 PM–21:559:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:199:19 AM–10:0610:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:559:55 AM–11:2311:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2211:22 AM–12:5312:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:212:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:493:49 PM–17:185:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3911:39 PM–24:2812:28+1 AMan 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

Roga06:576:57 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Cara09:559:55 AM–11:2311:23 AMneutral
Lābha11:2311:23 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Kāla14:212:21 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Śubha15:493:49 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Roga17:185:18 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:476:47 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Lābha20:188:18 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Udvega21:499:49 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Śubha23:2111:21 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5212:52+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMgood
Cara26:232:23+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMneutral
Roga27:553:55+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:265:26+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:262:26+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:448:44 AM
Śobhanauntil 29:485:48+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:022:02 PM
Bālavauntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:493:49 PM–17:185:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:185:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:59 00:5912:59 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:26 02:262:26 AM WedUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya08:448:44 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava14:022:02 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 195
Day length
11 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:589:58 PM
Moonset
09:389:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:199:19 AM10:0610:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2211:22 AM12:5312:53 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:493:49 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3911:39 PM24:2812:28+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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