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Monday 6 May 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:394:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:366:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:165:16 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:415:41 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:354:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:165:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:503:50 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:157:15 PM–19:357:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:157:15 PM–20:158:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:007:00 AM–08:458:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:002:00 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:274:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:227:22 PM–21:079:07 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

Amṛta05:165:16 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Kāla07:007:00 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Śubha08:458:45 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–14:002:00 PMavoid
Cara14:002:00 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–17:305:30 PMgood
Amṛta17:305:30 PM–19:157:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:157:15 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral
Roga20:298:29 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Lābha22:5910:59 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1good
Amṛta26:442:44 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Cara27:593:59 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:165:16 AM to 29:145:14 AM+1

05:165:16 AM sunrise19:157:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:145:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:366:36 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 23:4611:46 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 06:126:12 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:415:41 AM
Śakuniuntil 18:366:36 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:007:00 AM–08:458:45 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:157:15 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:458:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  7. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 59 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:366:36 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAśvinī23:4611:46 PMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti06:126:12 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:415:41 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra29:14 05:145:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 290
Day length
13 h 59 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
29:095:09 AM+1
Moonset
18:046:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:165:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:354:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:165:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:165:16 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:503:50 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:157:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:157:15 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:157:15 PM19:357:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:157:15 PM20:158:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:227:22 PM21:079:07 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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