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October 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 30 October 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:0312:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:142:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3512:35 PM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 347° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 347° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:096:09 PM–19:557:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:337:33 AM–09:199:19 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2510:25 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:531:53 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:583:58 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

Śubha06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Roga07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Cara10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Amṛta13:531:53 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Śubha16:524:52 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:216:21 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Cara19:527:52 PM–21:229:22 PMneutral
Roga21:229:22 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2412:24+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMgood
Udvega25:551:55+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:263:26+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:574:57+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 14:142:14 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 25:141:14+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 12:3512:35 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 14:142:14 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:531:53 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī14:142:14 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraCitrā25:14 01:141:14 AM FriSvātī
YogaViṣkambha12:3512:35 PMPrīti
KaraṇaŚakuni14:142:14 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 286
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
30:186:18+1 AM
Moonset
17:445:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:337:33 AM09:199:19 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2510:25 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:583:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:096:09 PM19:557:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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