12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 13 January 2001 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 17:365:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:332:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:068:06 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:596:59 AM–08:208:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:596:59 AM–07:437:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:437:43 AM–08:268:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:263:26 PM–16:544:54 PMa 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

Kāla06:596:59 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Śubha08:208:20 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Roga09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Udvega11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Cara12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMneutral
Lābha13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Amṛta15:063:06 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Kāla16:284:28 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:495:49 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Udvega19:287:28 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Śubha21:069:06 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Amṛta22:4510:45 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Cara24:2412:24 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1neutral
Roga26:032:03 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:423:42 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:205:20 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:332:33 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 08:068:06 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 30:066:06 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:332:33 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:121:12 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0311:03 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:332:33 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā08:068:06 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya25:02 01:021:02 AM SunŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava14:332:33 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:59 06:596:59 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 457
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:419:41 PM
Moonset
09:509:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:596:59 AM07:437:43 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:437:43 AM08:268:26 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:263:26 PM16:544:54 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1412:14 AM+125:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°52′02″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
23°19′ N 116°10′ E · GeoNames 1802940
‹ Fri 12 JanTodaySun 14 Jan ›