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Monday 1 August 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:424:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:153:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:553:55 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Puṣya and the Moon 340° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 340° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4911:49 PM–25:221:22 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:387:38 AM–09:119:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:501:50 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:302:30 PM–16:044:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–16:004:00 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

Amṛta06:056:05 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Kāla07:387:38 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Śubha09:119:11 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Cara13:501:50 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:296:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:296:29 PM–19:567:56 PMneutral
Roga19:567:56 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Lābha22:5010:50 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Udvega24:1712:17 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:441:44 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1good
Amṛta27:113:11 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1good
Cara28:384:38 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:056:05 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:153:15 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 26:092:09 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:233:23 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:553:55 PM
Śakuniuntil 27:153:15 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:387:38 AM–09:119:11 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:119:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 25 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī27:15 03:153:15 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu26:09 02:092:09 AM TuePuṣya
YogaVajra27:23 03:233:23 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:553:55 PMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 136
Day length
12 h 25 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
29:235:23 AM+1
Moonset
17:095:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:302:30 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4911:49 PM25:221:22 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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