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Friday 18 December 1925 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 04:484:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:501:50+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:173:17 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:304:30 PM–16:594:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:304:30 PM–17:585:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:306:30 PM–19:587:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:489:48 AM–11:1511:15 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:112:11 PM–15:203:20 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:147:14 AM–08:248:24 AMneutral
Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Amṛta09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Kāla10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Śubha11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Roga13:011:01 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Cara15:203:20 PM–16:304:30 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:304:30 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Kāla18:206:20 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Lābha20:118:11 PM–22:0210:02 PMgood
Udvega22:0210:02 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:431:43+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:431:43+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Cara27:343:34+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMneutral
Roga29:245:24+1 AM–31:157:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:304:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 27:573:57+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 21:369:36 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:173:17 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:304:30 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5211:52 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:50 01:501:50 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa27:57 03:573:57 AM SatDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta21:369:36 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija15:173:17 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:15 07:157:15 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1982
Śaka
1847
Kali
5026
Ahargaṇa
1 836 037
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:549:54 AM
Moonset
19:537:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:489:48 AM11:1511:15 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4712:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:304:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:304:30 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:304:30 PM16:594:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:304:30 PM17:585:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:306:30 PM19:587:58 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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