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November 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 November 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 02:032:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2911:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1212:12 PM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:0112:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:121:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:253:25 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:207:20 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Amṛta08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Roga12:0112:01 PM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Udvega13:121:12 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Cara14:222:22 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:434:43 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid
Śubha18:336:33 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Amṛta20:228:22 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0212:02 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:521:52 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:413:41 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1good
Udvega29:315:31 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:2911:29 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 16:204:20 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 12:1212:12 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4712:47 PM
Bālavauntil 23:2911:29 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0112:01 PM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:121:12 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:2911:29 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā16:204:20 PMPunarvasu
YogaSādhya12:1212:12 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava12:4712:47 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 333
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:038:03 PM
Moonset
10:1410:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:253:25 AM+128:544:54 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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