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January 1948 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 15 January 1948 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 18:206:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:488:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:591:59 PM–15:473:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:231:23 PM–14:442:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:163:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:105:10 AM+1–30:566:56 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

Śubha06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Roga08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Udvega09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Kāla14:442:44 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Śubha16:044:04 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:255:25 PM–19:047:04 PMgood
Cara19:047:04 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral
Roga20:448:44 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:213:21 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Amṛta29:005:00 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:488:48 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 22:0310:03 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:131:13 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:367:36 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:488:48 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–14:442:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:117:11 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:442:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:117:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī20:488:48 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā22:0310:03 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta13:131:13 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija07:367:36 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:40 06:406:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 100
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:279:27 AM
Moonset
20:578:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:406:40 AM08:008:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM10:5810:58 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:591:59 PM15:473:47 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:163:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:117:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:105:10 AM+130:566:56 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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