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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 28 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 06:586:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:379:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:188:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:379:37 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:237:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:566:56 AM–08:188:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:061:06 PM–13:471:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–15:503:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:574:57 PM–18:456:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:2110:21 AM–11:0211:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:004:00 PM–17:175:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5812:58 AM+1an 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

Roga08:188:18 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Cara10:5210:52 AM–12:0912:09 PMneutral
Lābha12:0912:09 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Śubha16:004:00 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Roga17:175:17 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:346:34 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Lābha20:178:17 PM–22:0010:00 PMgood
Udvega22:0010:00 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Śubha23:4311:43 PM–25:261:26 AM+1good
Amṛta25:261:26 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Cara27:093:09 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1neutral
Roga28:524:52 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:356:35 AM+1–32:188:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:188:18 AM to 32:188:18 AM+1

08:188:18 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 32:188:18 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:379:37 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:031:03 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 15:453:45 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:379:37 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:5210:52 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:061:06 PM–13:471:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:004:00 PM–17:175:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02 AM+1–25:501:50 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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:471:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:175:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:379:37 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:03 01:031:03 AM WedHasta
YogaAtigaṇḍa15:453:45 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava09:379:37 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:18 08:188:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 011
Day length
10 h 15 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:5610:56 PM
Moonset
10:3210:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:188:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:237:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:566:56 AM08:188:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:188:18 AM10:2110:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2110:21 AM12:2512:25 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2110:21 AM11:0211:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:471:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:282:28 PM16:314:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM15:503:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:004:00 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:314:31 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:574:57 PM18:456:45 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:0312:03 AM+124:5812:58 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02 AM+125:501:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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