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November 1986 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 20 November 1986 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 03:093:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:435:43 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:264:26 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:121:12 PM–15:003:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:067:06 AM–08:208:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0411:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:322:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:023:02 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

Śubha07:067:06 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Roga08:208:20 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Kāla14:322:32 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Cara18:476:47 PM–20:338:33 PMneutral
Roga20:338:33 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0412:04 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1good
Udvega25:501:50 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:353:35 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Amṛta29:215:21 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:435:43 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 22:3010:30 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:264:26 PM
Bālavauntil 29:435:43 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:322:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:546:54 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:322:32 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī29:43 05:435:43 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:27 00:2712:27 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaSādhya22:3010:30 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava16:264:26 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:07 07:077:07 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 289
Day length
9 h 55 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:337:33 PM
Moonset
10:3410:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0411:04 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:121:12 PM15:003:00 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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