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Friday 9 January 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 18:276:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:029:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:008:00 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

21:029:02 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:5612:56 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingyang12:5612:56 PM
At noon, 12:5612:56 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta06:076:07 AM–07:037:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:356:35 AM–08:008:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:177:17 PM–21:059:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:298:29 AM–10:1710:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:149:14 AM–10:2810:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–12:5612:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:161:16 PM–13:561:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:253:25 PM–16:394:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya31:017:01 AM+1–32:508:50 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

Cara08:008:00 AM–09:149:14 AMneutral
Lābha09:149:14 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Amṛta10:2810:28 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Kāla11:4211:42 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Śubha12:5612:56 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Roga14:102:10 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Udvega15:253:25 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid
Cara16:394:39 PM–17:535:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:535:53 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Kāla19:397:39 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Lābha21:259:25 PM–23:1011:10 PMgood
Udvega23:1011:10 PM–24:5612:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5612:56 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1good
Amṛta26:422:42 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Cara28:284:28 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1neutral
Roga30:146:14 AM+1–32:008:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:008:00 AM to 32:008:00 AM+1

08:008:00 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 32:008:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:029:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 21:599:59 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 21:029:02 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–12:5612:56 PM
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:161:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 24:3212:32 AM+1–25:201:20 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5612:56 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:201:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:029:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā21:599:59 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān25:16 01:161:16 AM SatSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava21:029:02 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra32:00 08:008:00 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 566
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:509:50 PM
Moonset
10:0610:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:076:07 AM08:008:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:076:07 AM07:037:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:356:35 AM08:008:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:008:00 AM09:599:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM10:1710:17 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:149:14 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:599:59 AM11:5711:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:3810:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:161:16 PM13:561:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:253:25 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:177:17 PM21:059:05 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3212:32 AM+125:201:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:017:01 AM+132:508:50 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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