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October 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 18 October 1971 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:5610:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:291:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:198:19 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 347° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 347° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:385:38 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–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:054:05 PM–17:535:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:537:53 AM–09:169:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:271:27 PM–14:502:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 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

Amṛta06:306:30 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Kāla07:537:53 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Śubha09:169:16 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Cara13:271:27 PM–14:502:50 PMneutral
Lābha14:502:50 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Amṛta16:134:13 PM–17:375:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:375:37 PM–19:137:13 PMneutral
Roga19:137:13 PM–20:508:50 PMavoid
Kāla20:508:50 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Lābha22:2710:27 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1good
Udvega24:0412:04 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:401:40 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Cara28:544:54 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:306:30 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:291:29 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:5010:50 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:198:19 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 13:291:29 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:452:45 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:537:53 AM–09:169:16 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:207:20 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:169:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 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 Caturdaśī13:291:29 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta22:5010:50 PMCitrā
YogaIndra08:198:19 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaŚakuni13:291:29 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 777
Day length
11 h 07 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
30:226:22 AM+1
Moonset
16:444:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:385:38 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:054:05 PM17:535:53 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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