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January 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 19 January 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:316:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:033:03 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 159° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 159° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:411:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:187:18 AM–08:438:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5410:54 AM–12:0612:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:167:16 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Cara14:312:31 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Śubha18:446:44 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Amṛta20:318:31 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0612:06 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:413:41 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Udvega29:285:28 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:089:08 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:008:00 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:474:47 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī27:03 03:033:03 AM ThuPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:089:08 PMPunarvasu
YogaIndra08:008:00 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara16:474:47 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 097
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
15:323:32 PM
Moonset
30:366:36 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:187:18 AM08:438:43 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1612:16 PM13:411:41 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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