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Thursday 13 January 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:074:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:231:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before 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

06:486:48 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

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 40° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° 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
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 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 kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:4311:43 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 kāla13:231:23 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:251:25 PM–14:542:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:153:15 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

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–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Śubha16:044:04 PM–17:245:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:245:24 PM–19:047:04 PMgood
Cara19:047:04 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 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 sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 06:486:48 AM
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 23:3311:33 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:402:40 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:107:10 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. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā 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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:23 01:231:23 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā06:486:48 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta23:3311:33 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija14:402:40 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:40 06:406:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 918
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:149:14 AM
Moonset
20:448:44 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 AM10:5710:57 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 day13:231:23 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM14:542:54 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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
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 nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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