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January 2006 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 3 January 2006 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:3212:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:299:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:438:43 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:404:40 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:404:40 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0612:06+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:409:40 AM–10:5010:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0012:00 PM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:202:20 PM–15:303:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:193:19 PM–16:474:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 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–10:5010:50 AMneutral
Lābha10:5010:50 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Amṛta12:0012:00 PM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Śubha14:202:20 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Roga15:303:30 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:404:40 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Udvega20:208:20 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Śubha22:1010:10 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0012:00+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 sunrise16:404:40 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:299:29 AM
Pañcamīuntil 30:466:46+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 08:438:43 AM
Śatabhiṣāuntil 30:426:42+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 20:208:20 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:299:29 AM
Bavauntil 20:058:05 PM
Bālavauntil 30:466:46+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:202:20 PM–15:303:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:404:40 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:303:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  13. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  14. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  15. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī09:299:29 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā08:438:43 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddhi20:208:20 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:299:29 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 273
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:1310:13 AM
Moonset
21:039:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 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 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:409:40 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:202:20 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:404:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:193:19 PM16:474:47 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:404:40 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:404:40 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:404:40 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:3111:31 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0612:06+1 AM25:341:34+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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