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Thursday 18 October 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:101:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:331:33 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:261:26 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:132:13 PM–15:533:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:306:30 AM–07:547:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:179:17 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1210:12 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:261:26 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:233:23 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

Śubha06:306:30 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Roga07:547:54 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Kāla14:492:49 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Śubha16:134:13 PM–17:365:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:365:36 PM–19:137:13 PMgood
Cara19:137:13 PM–20:508:50 PMneutral
Roga20:508:50 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Kāla22:2710:27 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0412:04 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:183:18 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Amṛta28:544:54 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 AM+1

06:306:30 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:331:33 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 19:147:14 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:261:26 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:331:33 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:261:26 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 05 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī25:33 01:331:33 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā19:147:14 PMRevatī
YogaVyāghāta27:39 03:393:39 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara13:261:26 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 299
Day length
11 h 05 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
16:354:35 PM
Moonset
29:495:49 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:306:30 AM07:547:54 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1210:12 AM10:5710:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:132:13 PM15:533:53 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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