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Monday 20 January 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0210:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:317:31 PM–21:169:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:157:15 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:578:57 AM–10:4310:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:2712:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:511:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:122:12 PM–15:563:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:374:37 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

Amṛta05:305:30 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Kāla07:157:15 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:2712:27 PMavoid
Udvega12:2712:27 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Cara14:122:12 PM–15:563:56 PMneutral
Lābha15:563:56 PM–17:405:40 PMgood
Amṛta17:405:40 PM–19:247:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:247:24 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Kāla21:569:56 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Lābha23:1211:12 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Udvega24:2812:28 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:441:44 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Amṛta26:592:59 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Cara28:154:15 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:315:31 AM+1

05:305:30 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:0210:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:332:33 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:308:30 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:059:05 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0210:02 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:157:15 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:0210:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:33 02:332:33 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya08:308:30 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava09:059:05 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 212
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:349:34 PM
Moonset
08:558:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:4310:43 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:511:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:563:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:374:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:169:16 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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