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January 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 4 January 1972 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 21:369:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1410:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:509:50 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:515:51 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:139:13 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–10:5510:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:231:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:417:41 PM–21:229:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4410:44 PM–23:4111:41 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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–10:5510:55 AMneutral
Lābha10:5510:55 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Kāla13:231:23 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Śubha14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Roga15:503:50 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Udvega20:368:36 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Cara25:561:56 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1neutral
Roga27:423:42 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:285:28 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:1410:14 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 19:437:43 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:509:50 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1410:14 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:1410:14 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghāpast sunrisePūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti19:437:43 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava09:509:50 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 855
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:558:55 PM
Moonset
09:309:30 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:139:13 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:417:41 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4410:44 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:515:51 AM+131:337:33 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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