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Saturday 11 May 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:263:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 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

05:355:35 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:2612:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:008:00 PM–20:198:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:008:00 PM–20:578:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:355:35 AM–07:237:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:326:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:307:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:119:11 AM–10:5910:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:352:35 PM–16:234:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:4111:41 PM–25:051:05 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

Kāla05:355:35 AM–07:237:23 AMavoid
Śubha07:237:23 AM–09:119:11 AMgood
Roga09:119:11 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Udvega10:5910:59 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Cara12:4712:47 PM–14:352:35 PMneutral
Lābha14:352:35 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–18:126:12 PMgood
Kāla18:126:12 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:008:00 PM–21:119:11 PMgood
Udvega21:119:11 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Amṛta23:3511:35 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1good
Cara24:4712:47 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1neutral
Roga25:581:58 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:103:10 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:224:22 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:355:35 AM sunrise20:008:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 18:476:47 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 16:574:57 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:0010:00 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:119:11 AM–10:5910:59 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:161:16 PM
Pradoṣa 20:008:00 PM–21:169:16 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5910:59 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 25 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:169:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī11:5211:52 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraSvātī18:476:47 PMViśākhā
YogaVyatīpāta16:574:57 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija11:5211:52 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:34 05:345:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 522
Day length
14 h 25 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:257:25 PM
Moonset
29:165:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:355:35 AM07:237:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:355:35 AM06:326:32 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:326:32 AM07:307:30 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0211:02 AM12:2612:26 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:142:14 PM17:075:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:075:07 PM20:008:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:008:00 PM21:169:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:008:00 PM20:198:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:008:00 PM20:578:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4111:41 PM25:051:05 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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