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April 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 April 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:301:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1411:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 1 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:374:37 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:386:38 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta03:183:18 AM–03:573:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:383:38 AM–04:374:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:406:40 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:406:40 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:4511:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:236:23 AM–08:088:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:3911:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1011:10 AM–12:0712:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:151:15 PM–14:452:45 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

Lābha04:374:37 AM–06:236:23 AMgood
Amṛta06:236:23 AM–08:088:08 AMgood
Kāla08:088:08 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Roga11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Cara15:093:09 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral
Lābha16:544:54 PM–18:406:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:406:40 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Śubha19:547:54 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Amṛta21:099:09 PM–22:2310:23 PMgood
Cara22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMneutral
Roga23:3811:38 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5212:52+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:072:07+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMgood
Udvega27:213:21+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:374:37 AM to 28:364:36+1 AM

04:374:37 AM sunrise18:406:40 PM sunsetsunrise 28:364:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:3012:30+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 06:386:38 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 27:433:43+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:2112:21 PM
Śakuniuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:406:40 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī23:1411:14 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:30 00:3012:30 AM ThuAśvinī
YogaVaidhṛti06:386:38 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:2112:21 PMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra28:36 04:364:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 523
Day length
14 h 02 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:025:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:183:18 AM04:374:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:183:18 AM03:573:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:383:38 AM04:374:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:374:37 AM07:267:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:236:23 AM08:088:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:267:26 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1011:10 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:151:15 PM14:452:45 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:406:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:406:40 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:406:40 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:406:40 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:4511:45 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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