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Wednesday 15 January 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:517:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2110:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:265:26 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2110:21 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 14 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:265:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:568:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4110:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2612:26 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:162:16 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:265:26 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Kāla08:568:56 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Śubha10:4110:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Roga12:2612:26 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Cara15:563:56 PM–17:415:41 PMneutral
Lābha17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:267:26 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Śubha20:418:41 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Amṛta21:569:56 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Cara23:1111:11 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2612:26 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:562:56 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Udvega28:114:11 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:265:26 AM to 29:275:27 AM+1

05:265:26 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:2110:21 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 12:4712:47 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:2110:21 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2612:26 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:468:46 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:2110:21 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā12:4712:47 PMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛtipast sunriseViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija10:2110:21 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:27 05:275:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 207
Day length
14 h 00 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:366:36 PM
Moonset
29:235:23 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:265:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:265:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:265:26 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:162:16 AM+128:034:03 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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