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Thursday 10 December 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:172:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:243:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:116:11 AM–07:397:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:079:07 AM–10:3510:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:343:34 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

Śubha06:116:11 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Roga07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Udvega09:079:07 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Cara10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Amṛta13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Śubha16:274:27 PM–17:555:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:555:55 PM–19:277:27 PMgood
Cara19:277:27 PM–20:598:59 PMneutral
Roga20:598:59 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Kāla22:3110:31 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Udvega25:361:36 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:083:08 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Amṛta28:404:40 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:243:24 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 24:2412:24 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 10:5710:57 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 15:243:24 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī15:243:24 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā24:24 00:2412:24 AM FriJyeṣṭhā
YogaSukarmā10:5710:57 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaŚakuni15:243:24 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraGuruvāra30:12 06:126:12 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 901
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:555:55 AM+1
Moonset
17:095:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:116:11 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:221:22 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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