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Saturday 18 January 2025 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 06:376:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:018:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:018:01 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2410:24 AM–12:0812:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 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–11:0411:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:471:47 PM–15:093:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:211:21+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMa 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–08:218:21 AMavoid
Śubha08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Roga09:429:42 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Udvega11:0411:04 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Cara12:2612:26 PM–13:471:47 PMneutral
Lābha13:471:47 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Amṛta15:093:09 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Kāla16:314:31 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:525:52 PM–19:317:31 PMgood
Udvega19:317:31 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Śubha21:099:09 PM–22:4710:47 PMgood
Amṛta22:4710:47 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMgood
Cara24:2612:26+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMneutral
Roga26:042:04+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:423:42+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:215:21+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:018:01 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 17:225:22 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:463:46+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:018:01 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:578:57 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:429:42 AM–11:0411:04 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0411:04 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī08:018:01 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī17:225:22 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚobhana27:46 03:463:46 AM SunAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava08:018:01 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:59 06:596:59 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 228
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:549:54 PM
Moonset
09:479:47 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 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:218:21 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
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2410:24 AM12:0812:08 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:471:47 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:211:21+1 AM27:083:08+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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