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Saturday 15 January 2028 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:187:18 AM–08:298:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:187:18 AM–07:567:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:348:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:128:12 AM–09:399:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:171:17 PM–14:282:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:265:26+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMa 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

Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Śubha08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Roga09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Udvega10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Cara12:0512:05 PM–13:171:17 PMneutral
Lābha13:171:17 PM–14:282:28 PMgood
Amṛta14:282:28 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Kāla15:403:40 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:524:52 PM–18:406:40 PMgood
Udvega18:406:40 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Śubha20:288:28 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Amṛta22:1610:16 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMgood
Cara24:0512:05+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMneutral
Roga25:531:53+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:413:41+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:295:29+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMgood

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Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:419:41 AM
Pañcamīuntil 30:576:57+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 22:4510:45 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 15:403:40 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:419:41 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:168:16 PM
Taitilauntil 30:576:57+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AM
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5310:53 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:419:41 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī22:4510:45 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya15:403:40 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava09:419:41 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra31:17 07:177:17 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 320
Day length
9 h 34 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:359:35 PM
Moonset
09:189:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:187:18 AM07:567:56 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:348:34 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:128:12 AM09:399:39 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:265:26+1 AM30:556:55+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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