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Monday 12 January 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 21:229:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:449:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:279:27 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:185:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0610:06 AM–11:4611:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:151:15 PM–14:262:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–14:552:55 PMan 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Śubha09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Cara13:151:15 PM–14:262:26 PMneutral
Lābha14:262:26 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Amṛta15:373:37 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PMneutral
Roga18:376:37 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Kāla20:268:26 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Lābha22:1510:15 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1good
Udvega24:0412:04 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:521:52 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Amṛta27:413:41 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1good
Cara29:305:30 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:449:44 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 27:403:40 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 23:1911:19 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:279:27 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:449:44 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:419:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 30 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:449:44 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā27:40 03:403:40 AM TuePūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta23:1911:19 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija09:279:27 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 115
Day length
9 h 30 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:139:13 AM
Moonset
20:498:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0610:06 AM11:4611:46 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:185:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:088:08 PM21:499:49 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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