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Monday 31 March 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:3211:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:151:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2112:21 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:511:51 PM–15:363:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:596:59 AM–08:348:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:552:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:343:34 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

Amṛta05:245:24 AM–06:596:59 AMgood
Kāla06:596:59 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Śubha08:348:34 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Roga10:1010:10 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:552:55 PMneutral
Lābha14:552:55 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Amṛta16:314:31 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:066:06 PM–19:317:31 PMneutral
Roga19:317:31 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Kāla20:558:55 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Lābha22:1910:19 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–25:081:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:081:08 AM+1–26:332:33 AM+1good
Amṛta26:332:33 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1good
Cara27:573:57 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:225:22 AM+1

05:245:24 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:225:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:151:15 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 22:4610:46 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:2112:21 PM
Śakuniuntil 25:151:15 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:596:59 AM–08:348:34 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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 08:348:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī25:15 01:151:15 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:3510:35 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla22:4610:46 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:2112:21 PMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra29:22 05:225:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 264
Day length
12 h 43 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:224:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:363:36 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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