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Tuesday 3 January 1950 · Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:071:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0612:06 PM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonUjjain12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 168° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 168° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:332:33+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:189:18 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:509:50 AM–11:1111:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3112:31 PM–13:521:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:334:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:468:46 PM–22:2510:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1211:12 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMan 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

Roga07:097:09 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Udvega08:308:30 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:1111:11 AMneutral
Lābha11:1111:11 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Amṛta12:3112:31 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Kāla13:521:52 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Roga16:334:33 PM–17:535:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:535:53 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid
Lābha19:337:33 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Udvega21:129:12 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Śubha22:5210:52 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3112:31+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMgood
Cara26:112:11+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMneutral
Roga27:503:50+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:305:30+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:071:07 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 12:0612:06 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:051:05+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:071:07 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:171:17+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:334:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5512:55+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:334:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:071:07 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā12:0612:06 PMĀrdrā
YogaBrahma25:05 01:051:05 AM WedIndra
KaraṇaVaṇija13:071:07 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2006
Śaka
1871
Kali
5050
Ahargaṇa
1 844 819
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:564:56 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:189:18 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:468:46 PM22:2510:25 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1211:12 PM24:0512:05+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07+1 AM24:5512:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:332:33+1 AM28:124:12+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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