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Wednesday 15 April 1908 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:389:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1710:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0210:02 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChennai12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Hasta, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:528:52 PM–22:3210:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3610:36 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4710:47 AM–12:2812:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:421:42 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

Lābha05:575:57 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Amṛta07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Śubha10:3610:36 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Udvega13:421:42 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Cara15:153:15 PM–16:484:48 PMneutral
Lābha16:484:48 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:216:21 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Śubha19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Amṛta21:159:15 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0912:09 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:361:36 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:033:03 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Udvega28:294:29 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:1710:17 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:103:10 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:1710:17 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:421:42 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 24 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī22:1710:17 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta27:10 03:103:10 AM ThuCitrā
YogaVyāghāta22:0310:03 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara10:0210:02 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 581
Day length
12 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:255:25 PM
Moonset
29:415:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:307:30 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4710:47 AM12:2812:28 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:528:52 PM22:3210:32 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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