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January 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 21 January 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:041:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5910:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0212:02 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:256:25 PM–19:557:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:119:11 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 PM–23:3811:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya31:117:11 AM+1–32:428:42 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Kāla13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Śubha14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Roga15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:594:59 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Lābha18:466:46 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Udvega20:338:33 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Śubha22:2010:20 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0612:06 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Cara25:531:53 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1neutral
Roga27:403:40 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5910:59 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:2612:26 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:483:48 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0212:02 PM
Bālavauntil 22:5910:59 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:536:53 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:5910:59 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:26 00:2612:26 AM WedUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚobhana27:48 03:483:48 AM WedAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava12:0212:02 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 195
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:478:47 PM
Moonset
09:339:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:119:11 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM10:5310:53 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:332:33 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:256:25 PM19:557:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:117:11 AM+132:428:42 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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