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January 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 10 January 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 08:228:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 33:389:38 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:007:00 PM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 38° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 38° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:401:40 PM–14:192:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:174:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:402:40 AM+1–28:224:22 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

Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Śubha10:5310:53 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:015:01 PMgood
Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:156:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:156:15 PM–20:018:01 PMneutral
Roga20:018:01 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–25:201:20 AM+1good
Udvega25:201:20 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:073:07 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Amṛta28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good
Cara30:396:39 AM+1–32:268:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 19:007:00 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 20:498:49 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 21:049:04 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AM
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56 AM+1–25:441:44 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5310:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:401:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  7. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā19:007:00 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaSiddhi20:498:49 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija21:049:04 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 088
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:4110:41 AM
Moonset
21:329:32 PM

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 twilight07:017:01 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2112:21 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:401:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:401:40 PM14:192:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:174:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56 AM+125:441:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:402:40 AM+128:224:22 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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