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January 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 21 January 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 05:415:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:047:04 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śrī Pañcamī

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

AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:047:04 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

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 51° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 51° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

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
  • Amṛta kāla14:042:04 PM–15:473:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5212:52 PM–14:212:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:493:49 PM–17:185:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:125:12 PM–18:006:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:185:18 PM–18:476:47 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

Udvega06:576:57 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Cara08:268:26 AM–09:559:55 AMneutral
Lābha09:559:55 AM–11:2311:23 AMgood
Amṛta11:2311:23 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Roga15:493:49 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid
Udvega17:185:18 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:476:47 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Amṛta20:188:18 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Cara21:509:50 PM–23:2111:21 PMneutral
Roga23:2111:21 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5212:52 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:232:23 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Udvega27:553:55 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:265:26 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 07:047:04 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 26:212:21 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:047:04 AM
Bavauntil 19:337:33 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:185:18 PM–18:476:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:476:47 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī07:047:04 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:3610:36 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha26:21 02:212:21 AM MonŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:047:04 AMBava
VāraRavivāra30:57 06:576:57 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 674
Day length
11 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:1310:13 AM
Moonset
22:2810:28 PM

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
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:042:04 PM15:473:47 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:493:49 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:125:12 PM18:006:00 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:185:18 PM18:476:47 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
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
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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