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May 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 21 May 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1712:17+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nṛsiṃha Caturdaśī · Narasimha Jayanti

Caturdaśī covers 70 of 70 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:014:01 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:371:37 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 15 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Svātī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta02:502:50 AM–03:253:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:083:08 AM–04:014:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:168:16 AM–09:469:46 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:137:13 PM–19:317:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:137:13 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3711:37 AM–13:311:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:253:25 PM–17:195:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:115:11 PM–18:126:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:389:38 PM–23:0611:06 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

Udvega04:014:01 AM–05:555:55 AMavoid
Cara05:555:55 AM–07:497:49 AMneutral
Lābha07:497:49 AM–09:439:43 AMgood
Amṛta09:439:43 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Kāla11:3711:37 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Śubha13:311:31 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Roga15:253:25 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid
Udvega17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:137:13 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Amṛta20:198:19 PM–21:259:25 PMgood
Cara21:259:25 PM–22:3010:30 PMneutral
Roga22:3010:30 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Kāla23:3611:36 PM–24:4212:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4212:42+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Udvega25:481:48+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:542:54+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:014:01 AM to 28:004:00+1 AM

04:014:01 AM sunrise19:137:13 PM sunsetsunrise 28:004:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:1712:17+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 16:314:31 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:0910:09 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:371:37 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:1712:17+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 PM
Pradoṣa 19:137:13 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:137:13 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 15 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:17 00:1712:17 AM MonPūrṇimā
NakṣatraSvātī16:314:31 PMViśākhā
YogaVarīyān22:0910:09 PMParigha
KaraṇaGara13:371:37 PMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra28:00 04:004:00 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 184
Day length
15 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
17:365:36 PM
Moonset
27:543:54+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn02:502:50 AM04:014:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn02:502:50 AM03:253:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:083:08 AM04:014:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:014:01 AM07:037:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:037:03 AM10:0610:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:168:16 AM09:469:46 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:253:25 PM17:195:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM19:137:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:115:11 PM18:126:12 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:195:19 PM19:137:13 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:137:13 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:137:13 PM19:317:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:137:13 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:389:38 PM23:0611:06 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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