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Thursday 16 January 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:306:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:286:28 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:545:54 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 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 muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:206:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:206:20 PM–19:587:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:177:17 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:3612:36 PM–14:142:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–14:292:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:202:20 PM–14:582:58 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

Śubha07:177:17 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Udvega09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMneutral
Lābha12:0512:05 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Amṛta13:171:17 PM–14:292:29 PMgood
Kāla14:292:29 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Śubha15:413:41 PM–16:534:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:534:53 PM–18:416:41 PMgood
Cara18:416:41 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral
Roga20:298:29 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0512:05 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Udvega25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:413:41 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good
Amṛta29:295:29 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 30:286:28 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 28:354:35 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 17:545:54 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 18:346:34 PM
Vaṇijauntil 30:286:28 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–14:292:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:292:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī30:28 06:286:28 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā28:35 04:354:35 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaIndra17:545:54 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara18:346:34 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra31:17 07:177:17 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 190
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
15:063:06 PM
Moonset
30:526:52 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3612:36 PM14:142:14 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:202:20 PM14:582:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:206:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:206:20 PM19:587:58 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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