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January 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 2 January 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 14:402:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3412:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3412:34 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:335:33+1 AM–31:037:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:587:58 AM–09:189:18 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:468:46 AM–09:289:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3710:37 AM–11:5711:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM–15:563:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:328:32 PM–22:0210:02 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

Cara06:386:38 AM–07:587:58 AMneutral
Lābha07:587:58 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Amṛta09:189:18 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Kāla10:3710:37 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Śubha11:5711:57 AM–13:171:17 PMgood
Roga13:171:17 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Udvega14:372:37 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Cara15:563:56 PM–17:165:16 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:165:16 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Kāla18:566:56 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Lābha20:378:37 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Udvega22:1710:17 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Śubha23:5711:57 PM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:371:37+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMgood
Cara27:183:18+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMneutral
Roga28:584:58+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:3412:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 13:461:46 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 27:263:26+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:3412:34 PM
Bavauntil 23:3011:30 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3710:37 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5711:57 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:3412:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā13:461:46 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddhi27:26 03:263:26 AM SatVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:3412:34 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:38 06:386:38 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 350
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:289:28 AM
Moonset
21:119:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:468:46 AM09:289:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:563:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:328:32 PM22:0210:02 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:335:33+1 AM31:037:03+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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