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May 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 9 May 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:061:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2011:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 8 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:154:15 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1712:17 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:003:00 AM–03:383:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:193:19 AM–04:154:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:473:47 PM–17:205:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:056:05 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:469:46 AM–11:3711:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0711:07 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:526:52 PM–20:248:24 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

Lābha04:154:15 AM–06:056:05 AMgood
Amṛta06:056:05 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Kāla07:567:56 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Śubha09:469:46 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Roga11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Cara15:183:18 PM–17:085:08 PMneutral
Lābha17:085:08 PM–18:596:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:596:59 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Śubha20:088:08 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Amṛta21:179:17 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–23:3611:36 PMneutral
Roga23:3611:36 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:4512:45 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:551:55 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1good
Udvega27:043:04 AM+1–28:134:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:154:15 AM to 28:134:13 AM+1

04:154:15 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 28:134:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:2011:20 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:4210:42 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:1712:17 PM
Śakuniuntil 23:2011:20 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 14 h 44 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī23:2011:20 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAśvinī22:4210:42 PMBharaṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān24:16 00:1612:16 AM ThuSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:1712:17 PMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra28:13 04:134:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 137
Day length
14 h 44 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
27:423:42 AM+1
Moonset
17:385:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:003:00 AM04:154:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:003:00 AM03:383:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:193:19 AM04:154:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:154:15 AM07:127:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:056:05 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:127:12 AM10:0810:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:469:46 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0711:07 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:473:47 PM17:205:20 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:526:52 PM20:248:24 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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