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Wednesday 20 April 2016 · Budapest, Hungary

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:514:51+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1511:15 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBudapest12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Hasta, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:583:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:585:58 PM–19:477:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:418:41 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:097:09 AM–08:578:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:307:30 AM–09:159:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5910:59 AM–12:4312:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:272:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:465:46 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Amṛta07:307:30 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Kāla09:159:15 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Śubha10:5910:59 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Roga12:4312:43 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Udvega14:272:27 PM–16:124:12 PMavoid
Cara16:124:12 PM–17:565:56 PMneutral
Lābha17:565:56 PM–19:407:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:407:40 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Śubha20:568:56 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Amṛta22:1110:11 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Cara23:2711:27 PM–24:4212:42+1 AMneutral
Roga24:4212:42+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:581:58+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:133:13+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Udvega28:294:29+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 28:514:51+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:4412:44+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 11:1511:15 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:333:33 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:514:51+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:272:27 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18+1 AM–25:061:06+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:272:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī28:51 04:514:51 AM ThuPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta24:44 00:4412:44 AM ThuCitrā
YogaVyāghāta11:1511:15 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara15:333:33 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 033
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:016:01 PM
Moonset
29:365:36+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:097:09 AM08:578:57 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:307:30 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:534:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:583:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:534:53 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:585:58 PM19:477:47 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:418:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18+1 AM25:061:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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