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Tuesday 28 January 2025 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:0511:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0710:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Tarpaṇa

Caturdaśī covers 82 of 82 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4010:40 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 13 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 343° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 343° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:416:41 AM–08:178:17 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:207:20 PM–19:417:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:207:20 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:374:37+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:179:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:049:04 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–14:122:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:553:55 PM–17:385:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:167:16 PM–20:498:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2811:28 PM–24:0912:09+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

Roga05:385:38 AM–07:217:21 AMavoid
Udvega07:217:21 AM–09:049:04 AMavoid
Cara09:049:04 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Kāla14:122:12 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Śubha15:553:55 PM–17:385:38 PMgood
Roga17:385:38 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:207:20 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Lābha20:388:38 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Udvega21:559:55 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:3012:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3012:30+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Cara25:471:47+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMneutral
Roga27:043:04+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:224:22+1 AM–29:395:39+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39+1 AM

05:385:38 AM sunrise19:207:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:0710:07 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 11:2911:29 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 26:212:21+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:4010:40 AM
Śakuniuntil 22:0710:07 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:553:55 PM–17:385:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:207:20 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06+1 AM–24:5412:54+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:385:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī22:0710:07 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā11:2911:29 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVajra26:21 02:212:21 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:4010:40 AMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 238
Day length
13 h 42 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
28:574:57+1 AM
Moonset
18:436:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:416:41 AM08:178:17 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:179:17 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:049:04 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:553:55 PM17:385:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM19:207:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:167:16 PM20:498:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:207:20 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:207:20 PM19:417:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:207:20 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2811:28 PM24:0912:09+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:374:37+1 AM30:106:10+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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