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Friday 16 January 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 04:284:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:366:36 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:433:43 PM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Maghā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:051:05 PM–14:502:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0411:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:523:52 PM–17:065:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:3812:38 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1a 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

Cara08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMneutral
Lābha09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Amṛta10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Śubha13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Roga14:372:37 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Udvega15:523:52 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Cara17:065:06 PM–18:216:21 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:216:21 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Kāla20:068:06 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Lābha21:529:52 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–25:231:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:231:23 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Amṛta27:083:08 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Cara28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1neutral
Roga30:396:39 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 30:366:36 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 15:433:43 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 30:126:12 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:285:28 PM
Bālavauntil 30:366:36 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PM
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59 AM+1–25:471:47 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 13:231:23 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:431:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī30:36 06:366:36 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā15:433:43 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya30:12 06:126:12 AM SatŚobhana
KaraṇaBava17:285:28 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra32:24 08:248:24 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 364
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:569:56 PM
Moonset
10:2210:22 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0411:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:431:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:051:05 PM14:502:50 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3812:38 AM+126:252:25 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59 AM+125:471:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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