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Tuesday 5 January 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 16:484:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:324:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:579:57 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Maghā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:424:42 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:424:42 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:409:40 PM–23:1811:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:409:40 AM–10:5110:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5111:51 AM–13:291:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:3111:31 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

Roga07:207:20 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Udvega08:308:30 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Cara09:409:40 AM–10:5110:51 AMneutral
Lābha10:5110:51 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Roga15:313:31 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:424:42 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Lābha18:316:31 PM–20:218:21 PMgood
Udvega20:218:21 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMgood
Cara25:501:50+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMneutral
Roga27:403:40+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:305:30+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:424:42 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:324:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 09:579:57 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:324:32 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:424:42+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:424:42 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 22 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:324:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā24:07 00:0712:07 AM WedPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti09:579:57 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava16:324:32 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 718
Day length
9 h 22 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:508:50 PM
Moonset
09:449:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:409:40 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:291:29 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:424:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:424:42 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:424:42 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:424:42 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:409:40 PM23:1811:18 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:3111:31 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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