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

Monday 18 October 1971 · Beijing, 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

06:276:27 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:198:19 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 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 muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:054:05 PM–17:535:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:585:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:507:50 AM–09:139:13 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–11:5911:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–14:462:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:193:19 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

Amṛta06:276:27 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Kāla07:507:50 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Śubha09:139:13 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Udvega11:5911:59 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–14:462:46 PMneutral
Lābha14:462:46 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Amṛta16:094:09 PM–17:325:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:325:32 PM–19:097:09 PMneutral
Roga19:097:09 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0012:00+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:371:37+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:143:14+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMgood
Cara28:514:51+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
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+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:507:50 AM–09:139:13 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+1 AM

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 09:139:13 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 05 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 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
VāraSomavāra30:28 06:286:28 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 05 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
30:206:20+1 AM
Moonset
16:394:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:507:50 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:061:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:193:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:325:32 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
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:585:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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