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Thursday 4 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:192:19+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:371:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM–15:483:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:0512:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:134:13 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

Śubha08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Roga09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Udvega10:5210:52 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Cara12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMneutral
Lābha13:181:18 PM–14:312:31 PMgood
Amṛta14:312:31 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Kāla15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid
Śubha16:564:56 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:096:09 PM–19:567:56 PMgood
Cara19:567:56 PM–21:439:43 PMneutral
Roga21:439:43 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Kāla23:3111:31 PM–25:181:18+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:181:18+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMgood
Udvega27:053:05+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:524:52+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26+1 AM

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:5311:53 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:031:03 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:371:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54+1 AM–25:421:42+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:371:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī26:19 02:192:19 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:5311:53 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla11:5411:54 AMBrahma
KaraṇaGara13:031:03 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra32:26 08:268:26 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 621
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:115:11 PM
Moonset
31:317:31+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:1912:19 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:1912:19 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:371:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:134:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54+1 AM25:421:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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