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Monday 23 February 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:545:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:307:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:466:46 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:4611:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:018:01 AM–09:249:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–12:0912:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4211:42 AM–13:261:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–14:552:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:283:28 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

Amṛta06:396:39 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Kāla08:018:01 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Śubha09:249:24 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Roga10:4710:47 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Udvega12:0912:09 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–14:552:55 PMneutral
Lābha14:552:55 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Amṛta16:174:17 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:405:40 PM–19:177:17 PMneutral
Roga19:177:17 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0912:09+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:461:46+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:233:23+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Cara29:005:00+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:396:39 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 19:307:30 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 07:247:24 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 23:3211:32 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:466:46 AM
Śakuniuntil 19:307:30 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:018:01 AM–09:249:24 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:249:24 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī19:307:30 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa07:247:24 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaParigha23:3211:32 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:466:46 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 420
Day length
11 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
30:186:18+1 AM
Moonset
16:284:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4211:42 AM13:261:26 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0310:03 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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