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January 1949 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 13 January 1949 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:315:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:313:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:377:37 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:498:49 PM–22:1910:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:219:21 AM–10:4110:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:153:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:323:32 PM–17:025:02 PMa 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–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:034:03 PMavoid
Śubha16:034:03 PM–17:245:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:245:24 PM–19:037:03 PMgood
Cara19:037:03 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0212:02+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMgood
Udvega25:411:41+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:213:21+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:005:00+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:313:31+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 07:377:37 AM
Ārdrāuntil 30:146:14+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 24:1312:13+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:364:36 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:313:31+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī27:31 03:313:31 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā07:377:37 AMĀrdrā
YogaIndra24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara16:364:36 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:40 06:406:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 464
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
15:493:49 PM
Moonset
30:126:12+1 AM

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 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM10:5710:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:323:32 PM17:025:02 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:498:49 PM22:1910:19 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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