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Wednesday 15 October 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Āśvina Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:504:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 11 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:529:52 AM–11:1711:17 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:577:57 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:2612:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0212:02 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2612:26 PM–13:561:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4512:45+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:276:27 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Amṛta07:577:57 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Roga12:2612:26 PM–13:561:56 PMavoid
Udvega13:561:56 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Cara15:263:26 PM–16:564:56 PMneutral
Lābha16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:256:25 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Śubha19:567:56 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Amṛta21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2612:26+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:571:57+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:273:27+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Udvega28:574:57+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 14:072:07 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 06:536:53 AM
Vyāghātauntil 26:482:48+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:181:18 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:3111:31 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2612:26 PM–13:561:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:561:56 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:181:18 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā14:072:07 PMRevatī
YogaDhruva06:536:53 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija13:181:18 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 271
Day length
11 h 58 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
17:565:56 PM
Moonset
30:246:24+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:529:52 AM11:1711:17 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM13:561:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4512:45+1 AM26:102:10+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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