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Tuesday 5 January 1999 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:021:02 AM+1.

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

08:048:04 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Maghā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° 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
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:106:10 AM+1–31:487:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:139:13 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:231:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:218:21 PM–21:599:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4510:45 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–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Kāla13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Śubha14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Roga15:513:51 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Lābha18:516:51 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Udvega20:378:37 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1012:10 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Cara25:561:56 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1neutral
Roga27:423:42 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 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 sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 08:048:04 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:276:27 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:041:04 PM
Bālavauntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:513:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:02 01:021:02 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā08:048:04 AMMaghā
YogaPrīti18:276:27 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava13:041:04 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 718
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:458:45 PM
Moonset
09:329:32 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 AM11:1111:11 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 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:218:21 PM21:599:59 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4510:45 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:106:10 AM+131:487:48 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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