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Wednesday 14 January 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:287:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:258:25 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° 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 kāla08:098:09 AM–09:399:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:163:16+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:449:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5910:59 AM–12:1412:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:281:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:046:04 PM–19:367:36 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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Kāla09:449:44 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Śubha10:5910:59 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Roga12:1412:14 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Udvega13:281:28 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–15:583:58 PMneutral
Lābha15:583:58 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:135:13 PM–18:586:58 PMavoid
Śubha18:586:58 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Cara22:2810:28 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1312:13+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:581:58+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:443:44+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Udvega29:295:29+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:147:14 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:287:28 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 10:2310:23 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 26:002:00+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:258:25 AM
Bālavauntil 19:287:28 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:416:41+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1412:14 PM–13:281:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:281:28 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 59 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī19:287:28 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā10:2310:23 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya26:00 02:002:00 AM ThuŚobhana
KaraṇaBava08:258:25 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 380
Day length
9 h 59 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:149:14 PM
Moonset
09:169:16 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:399:39 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:046:04 PM19:367:36 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:163:16+1 AM28:484:48+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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