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Wednesday 24 December 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 14:432:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:423:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:389:38 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:267:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5411:54 PM–25:351:35+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:252:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:501:50 PM–15:303:30 PMa 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

Lābha08:238:23 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Śubha12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Roga13:131:13 PM–14:252:25 PMavoid
Udvega14:252:25 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Cara15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PMneutral
Lābha16:504:50 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:026:02 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid
Śubha19:507:50 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Amṛta21:379:37 PM–23:2511:25 PMgood
Cara23:2511:25 PM–25:131:13+1 AMneutral
Roga25:131:13+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:003:00+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:484:48+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMgood
Udvega30:366:36+1 AM–32:238:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:238:23+1 AM

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:423:42 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:389:38 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 18:326:32 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:423:42 PM
Bavauntil 28:014:01+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:252:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49+1 AM–25:371:37+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:252:25 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī15:423:42 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:389:38 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa18:326:32 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:423:42 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra32:23 08:238:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 568
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:2311:23 AM
Moonset
21:599:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:267:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:1910:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1910:19 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:303:30 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:102:10 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:351:35+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49+1 AM25:371:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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