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April 2014 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 14 April 2014 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:123:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:433:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoViṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī determinate

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:433:43 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 166° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 166° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:586:58 PM–20:388:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:237:23 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:009:00 AM–10:3910:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:164:16 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

Amṛta05:445:44 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Kāla07:237:23 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Udvega12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Amṛta17:155:15 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:536:53 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–25:391:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:391:39 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Amṛta27:003:00 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1good
Cara28:224:22 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:433:43 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 24:0912:09 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:433:43 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:473:47 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:237:23 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī15:433:43 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta25:13 01:131:13 AM TueCitrā
YogaVyāghāta24:09 00:0912:09 AM TueHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija15:433:43 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:43 05:435:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 296
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:595:59 PM
Moonset
29:285:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:237:23 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:009:00 AM10:3910:39 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:164:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:586:58 PM20:388:38 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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