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January 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 10 January 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 05:525:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:087:08+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:304:30 PM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 39° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:193:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0210:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–12:4612:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:511:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:082:08 PM–15:303:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:193:19 PM–16:034:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:1012:10+1 AM–25:521:52+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

Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:408:40 AMgood
Kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Udvega12:4612:46 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:146:14 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Kāla21:309:30 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Lābha23:0811:08 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4612:46+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:242:24+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:024:02+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMgood
Cara29:405:40+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:187:18 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 31:087:08+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 16:304:30 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 18:196:19 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 18:346:34 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 31:087:08+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:408:40 AM–10:0210:02 AM
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22+1 AM–25:101:10+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0210:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī31:08 07:087:08 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā16:304:30 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddhi18:196:19 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija18:346:34 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 088
Day length
10 h 55 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:479:47 AM
Moonset
21:229:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:511:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:193:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:193:19 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1012:10+1 AM25:521:52+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22+1 AM25:101:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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