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Friday 19 January 1968 · Tokyo, Japan

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 23:3011:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1810:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTokyo11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Pūrva 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 muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:4911:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:058:05 AM–09:219:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3610:36 AM–11:5211:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5412:54 PM–14:282:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:232:23 PM–15:383:38 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:506:50 AM–08:058:05 AMneutral
Lābha08:058:05 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Amṛta09:219:21 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Kāla10:3610:36 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Śubha11:5211:52 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Roga13:071:07 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Udvega14:232:23 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Cara15:383:38 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:544:54 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid
Kāla18:386:38 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Lābha20:238:23 PM–22:0710:07 PMgood
Udvega22:0710:07 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:361:36 AM+1good
Amṛta25:361:36 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Cara27:213:21 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1neutral
Roga29:055:05 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:506:50 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:1810:18 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 14:172:17 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3610:36 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5211:52 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:1810:18 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī28:30 04:304:30 AM SatUttara Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya14:172:17 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava10:5610:56 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:50 06:506:50 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 409
Day length
10 h 04 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:398:39 PM
Moonset
09:109:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5212:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:282:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM23:4911:49 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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