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Wednesday 15 May 1946 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:414:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:566:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Buddha Pūrṇimā

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

AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:566:56 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 170° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 170° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:073:07 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–09:019:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:581:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:194:19 PM–18:076:07 PMa 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

Lābha05:435:43 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Amṛta07:227:22 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Kāla09:019:01 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Roga12:1912:19 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Udvega13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Cara15:373:37 PM–17:165:16 PMneutral
Lābha17:165:16 PM–18:556:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:556:55 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Śubha20:168:16 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Amṛta21:379:37 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Cara22:5810:58 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1912:19 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:013:01 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1good
Udvega28:224:22 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 06:566:56 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 10:0010:00 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 27:373:37 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:566:56 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:088:08 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1912:19 PM–13:581:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:581:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī06:566:56 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraSvātī10:0010:00 AMViśākhā
YogaVarīyān27:37 03:373:37 AM ThuParigha
KaraṇaVaṇija06:566:56 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:43 05:435:43 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 490
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:206:20 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:194:19 PM18:076:07 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:073:07 AM+128:554:55 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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