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January 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 16 January 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 23:5811:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:062:06+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:358:35 AM–10:2010:20 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:506:50+1 AM–32:378:37+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:298:29 AM–09:449:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:149:14 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5910:59 AM–12:1412:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:442:44 PM–15:593:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:088:08 PM–21:559:55 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

Cara07:147:14 AM–08:298:29 AMneutral
Lābha08:298:29 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Amṛta09:449:44 AM–10:5910:59 AMgood
Kāla10:5910:59 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Śubha12:1412:14 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Udvega14:442:44 PM–15:593:59 PMavoid
Cara15:593:59 PM–17:155:15 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:155:15 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Kāla18:596:59 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Lābha20:448:44 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1412:14+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:591:59+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMgood
Cara27:443:44+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMneutral
Roga29:285:28+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:062:06+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 11:1311:13 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 25:421:42+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Bālavauntil 26:062:06+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5910:59 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1412:14 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:06 02:062:06 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā11:1311:13 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya25:42 01:421:42 AM SatŚobhana
KaraṇaBava12:5812:58 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:13 07:137:13 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 364
Day length
10 h 01 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:568:56 PM
Moonset
09:179:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:358:35 AM10:2010:20 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:149:14 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:141:14 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:442:44 PM15:593:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:088:08 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:506:50+1 AM32:378:37+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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