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April 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 April 2000 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:052:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:411:41 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

04:504:50 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:501:50 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Hasta, 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 muhūrta03:273:27 AM–04:084:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:483:48 AM–04:504:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:479:47 PM–23:2411:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0312:03 PM–13:411:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:463:46 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

Amṛta04:504:50 AM–06:326:32 AMgood
Kāla06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Śubha08:158:15 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Roga09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:306:30 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Lābha22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–24:5612:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5612:56 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Amṛta26:142:14 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1good
Cara27:313:31 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:504:50 AM to 28:484:48 AM+1

04:504:50 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 28:484:48 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:411:41 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:513:51 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 20:378:37 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:501:50 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:411:41 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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 08:158:15 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī25:41 01:411:41 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta27:51 03:513:51 AM TueCitrā
YogaVyāghāta20:378:37 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara13:501:50 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra28:48 04:484:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 186
Day length
13 h 40 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
16:484:48 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:273:27 AM04:504:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:273:27 AM04:084:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:483:48 AM04:504:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:504:50 AM07:347:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:326:32 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:347:34 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0312:03 PM13:411:41 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:463:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:2411:24 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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