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October 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 14 October 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:1510:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5712:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

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

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

11:2511:25 AM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 11 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:2511:25 AM
At noon, 11:2511:25 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:084:08 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0211:02 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:481:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:048:04 AM–08:498:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:388:38 AM–10:0110:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–12:4812:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:112:11 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0810:08 PM–22:5910:59 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

Roga05:515:51 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Udvega07:147:14 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Cara08:388:38 AM–10:0110:01 AMneutral
Lābha10:0110:01 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Amṛta11:2511:25 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Kāla12:4812:48 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Roga15:353:35 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:584:58 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid
Lābha18:356:35 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Udvega20:128:12 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Śubha21:489:48 PM–23:2511:25 PMgood
Amṛta23:2511:25 PM–25:021:02 AM+1good
Cara25:021:02 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1neutral
Roga26:392:39 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:164:16 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 14:422:42 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 08:348:34 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Bālavauntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0211:02 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:112:11 PM–15:353:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:0111:01 PM–23:4911:49 PM

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4911:49 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:57 00:5712:57 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā14:422:42 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddhi08:348:34 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava11:3511:35 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 461
Day length
11 h 07 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:516:51 PM
Moonset
09:329:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:048:04 AM08:498:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0111:01 AM11:4911:49 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5911:59 AM13:481:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0810:08 PM22:5910:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0111:01 PM23:4911:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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