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October 1944 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 October 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 102 of 102 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

07:287:28 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3211:32 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 348° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 348° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:287:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:261:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:165:16 PM–19:037:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–10:1610:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4011:40 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:261:26 PM–14:112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:272:27 PM–15:513:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:403:40 PM–16:254:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:287:28 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Śubha10:1610:16 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Cara14:272:27 PM–15:513:51 PMneutral
Lābha15:513:51 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Amṛta17:155:15 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:396:39 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Kāla21:519:51 PM–23:2811:28 PMavoid
Lābha23:2811:28 PM–25:041:04 AM+1good
Udvega25:041:04 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:402:40 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Amṛta28:174:17 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good
Cara29:535:53 AM+1–31:297:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:287:28 AM to 31:297:29 AM+1

07:287:28 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:297:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 23:5811:58 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 25:311:31 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–10:1610:16 AM
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40 AM+1–25:281:28 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1610:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:261:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī12:2312:23 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta23:5811:58 PMCitrā
YogaIndra11:3211:32 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaŚakuni12:2312:23 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra31:29 07:297:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2001
Śaka
1866
Kali
5045
Ahargaṇa
1 842 914
Day length
11 h 11 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
31:117:11 AM+1
Moonset
18:326:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:287:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:287:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:287:28 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:5611:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:261:26 PM14:112:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:112:11 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:403:40 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:165:16 PM19:037:03 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40 AM+125:281:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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