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Saturday 15 January 2028 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 01:481:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4110:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinateSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1212:12 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Maghā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° 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
  • Amṛta kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:131:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:021:02 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:013:01 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:565:56+1 AM–31:237:23+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:129:12 PM–22:3910:39 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

Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Śubha09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Roga10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–14:372:37 PMneutral
Lābha14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Amṛta15:513:51 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Kāla17:055:05 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:206:20 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Udvega20:058:05 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Śubha21:519:51 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Amṛta23:3611:36 PM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Cara25:221:22+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMneutral
Roga27:083:08+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMavoid
Lābha30:396:39+1 AM–32:258:25+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:4110:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 13:561:56 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1212:12 PM
Bālavauntil 22:4110:41 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Abhijit 13:021:02 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58+1 AM–25:461:46+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0812:08 PM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:4110:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā13:561:56 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSaubhāgya28:40 04:404:40 AM SunŚobhana
KaraṇaBava12:1212:12 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra32:25 08:258:25 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 320
Day length
9 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:1710:17 PM
Moonset
10:1910:19 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 day08:258:25 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:059:05 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:449:44 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4711:47 AM13:131:13 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:013:01 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:129:12 PM22:3910:39 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58+1 AM25:461:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:565:56+1 AM31:237:23+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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