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October 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 14 October 2003 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:1510:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5712:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

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

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:481:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:418:41 AM–09:269:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–10:4010:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0412:04 PM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:532:53 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga06:266:26 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–10:4010:40 AMneutral
Lābha10:4010:40 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Amṛta12:0412:04 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Śubha14:532:53 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Roga16:184:18 PM–17:425:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:425:42 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Udvega20:538:53 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0512:05 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Cara25:401:40 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1neutral
Roga27:163:16 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:514:51 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 14:422:42 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 08:348:34 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Bālavauntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:532:53 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:57 00:5712:57 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā14:422:42 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddhi08:348:34 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava11:3511:35 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 461
Day length
11 h 16 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:487:48 PM
Moonset
09:589:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:418:41 AM09:269:26 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5911:59 AM13:481:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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