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October 1949 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 21 October 1949 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:4412:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:079:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 107 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:079:07 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:2511:25 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2511:25 AM
At noon, 11:2511:25 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 349° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:252:25 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:257:25 AM–08:458:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:138:13 AM–08:558:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0510:05 AM–11:2411:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:006:00 PM–19:247:24 PMa 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

Cara06:056:05 AM–07:257:25 AMneutral
Lābha07:257:25 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Amṛta08:458:45 AM–10:0510:05 AMgood
Kāla10:0510:05 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Śubha11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Roga12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Udvega14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–16:444:44 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:444:44 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid
Kāla18:246:24 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Lābha20:048:04 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Udvega21:459:45 PM–23:2511:25 PMavoid
Śubha23:2511:25 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Amṛta25:051:05 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1good
Cara26:462:46 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1neutral
Roga28:264:26 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:056:05 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 09:079:07 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 29:235:23 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 10:5910:59 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 14:362:36 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 09:079:07 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 19:157:15 PM
Nāgauntil 29:235:23 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0510:05 AM–11:2411:24 AM
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:0111:01 PM–23:4911:49 PM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2411:24 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 11:4611:46 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4911:49 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  13. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī09:079:07 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta10:5910:59 AMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti14:362:36 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni09:079:07 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraŚukravāra30:07 06:076:07 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2006
Śaka
1871
Kali
5050
Ahargaṇa
1 844 745
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:184:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:257:25 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:2110:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:138:13 AM08:558:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4611:46 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2812:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:006:00 PM19:247:24 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0111:01 PM23:4911:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:252:25 AM+127:493:49 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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