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Wednesday 7 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 10:3210:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:239:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:239:23 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:391:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:572:57 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla32:238:23+1 AM–34:0110:01+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:332:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3610:36 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMa 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

Lābha08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Śubha12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Udvega14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Cara15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PMneutral
Lābha16:594:59 PM–18:126:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:126:12 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Śubha19:597:59 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Amṛta21:469:46 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Cara23:3211:32 PM–25:191:19+1 AMneutral
Roga25:191:19+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:063:06+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Udvega30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:239:23 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 14:272:27 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 21:049:04 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:239:23 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:079:07 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:332:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55+1 AM–25:431:43+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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:332:33 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:239:23 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā14:272:27 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān21:049:04 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava09:239:23 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 582
Day length
9 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:4010:40 PM
Moonset
11:0411:04 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 twilight07:017:01 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 day09:399:39 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:2112:21 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0512:05 PM13:391:39 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:182:18 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:572:57 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3610:36 PM24:1412:14+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55+1 AM25:431:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra32:238:23+1 AM34:0110:01+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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