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Saturday 29 January 2005 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 22:1510:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:279:27 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:323:32+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:177:17 AM–08:418:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:177:17 AM–08:028:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–08:468:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0510:05 AM–11:2811:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:162:16 PM–15:393:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:125:12 PM–18:556:55 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

Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Śubha08:418:41 AM–10:0510:05 AMgood
Roga10:0510:05 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Udvega11:2811:28 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Cara12:5212:52 PM–14:162:16 PMneutral
Lābha14:162:16 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Amṛta15:393:39 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:276:27 PM–20:038:03 PMgood
Udvega20:038:03 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Śubha21:399:39 PM–23:1611:16 PMgood
Amṛta23:1611:16 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Cara24:5212:52+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMneutral
Roga26:282:28+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:044:04+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:415:41+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:4511:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 09:279:27 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 23:4011:40 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:0311:03 AM
Bālavauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0510:05 AM–11:2811:28 AM
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2811:28 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:4511:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī09:279:27 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaAtigaṇḍa23:4011:40 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava11:0311:03 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:17 07:177:17 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 934
Day length
11 h 10 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:529:52 PM
Moonset
09:439:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:177:17 AM08:028:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM08:468:46 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:125:12 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:323:32+1 AM29:155:15+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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