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April 1970 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 April 1970 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:3211:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1512:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Hasta, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:173:17 PM–16:594:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:167:16 AM–08:578:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:184:18 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

Amṛta05:365:36 AM–07:167:16 AMgood
Kāla07:167:16 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Śubha08:578:57 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMneutral
Lābha15:383:38 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Amṛta17:195:19 PM–18:596:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:596:59 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Kāla21:389:38 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Udvega24:1712:17 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:361:36 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Amṛta26:562:56 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Cara28:154:15 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:1512:15 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 21:389:38 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:5811:58 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:1512:15 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:167:16 AM–08:578:57 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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 08:578:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:15 00:1512:15 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta21:389:38 PMCitrā
YogaVyāghāta10:0110:01 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara11:5811:58 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 231
Day length
13 h 23 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:455:45 PM
Moonset
28:574:57 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:173:17 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:184:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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