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Thursday 20 January 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:015:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:387:38 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 168° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 168° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:492:49+1 AM–28:154:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:197:19 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0410:04 AM–11:2711:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5910:59 AM–11:4311:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:122:12 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:084:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:186:18 PM–19:437:43 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

Śubha07:197:19 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Roga08:418:41 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Udvega10:0410:04 AM–11:2711:27 AMavoid
Cara11:2711:27 AM–12:5012:50 PMneutral
Lābha12:5012:50 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Amṛta14:122:12 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Kāla15:353:35 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid
Śubha16:584:58 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:206:20 PM–19:587:58 PMgood
Cara19:587:58 PM–21:359:35 PMneutral
Roga21:359:35 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5012:50+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMgood
Udvega26:272:27+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:044:04+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:415:41+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:331:33 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 07:387:38 AM
Punarvasuuntil 28:574:57+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 14:262:26 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:331:33 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:5111:51 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:121:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:122:12 PM–15:353:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26+1 AM–25:141:14+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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 02 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:331:33 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraĀrdrā07:387:38 AMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛti14:262:26 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija13:331:33 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:19 07:197:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 098
Day length
11 h 02 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:375:37 PM
Moonset
31:127:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:2711:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5910:59 AM11:4311:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:084:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM19:437:43 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:492:49+1 AM28:154:15+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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