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Thursday 18 April 2019 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5412:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:579:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

04:494:49 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2411:24 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Hasta, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:273:27 AM–04:084:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:473:47 AM–04:494:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:286:28 PM–19:557:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:494:49 AM–06:326:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:158:15 AM–09:579:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:239:23 AM–10:1810:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:1111:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:231:23 PM–15:053:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 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

Śubha04:494:49 AM–06:326:32 AMgood
Roga06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Cara09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AMneutral
Lābha11:4011:40 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–15:053:05 PMgood
Kāla15:053:05 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Śubha16:484:48 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:316:31 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Cara19:487:48 PM–21:059:05 PMneutral
Roga21:059:05 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Lābha23:3911:39 PM–24:5612:56 AM+1good
Udvega24:5612:56 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:132:13 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1good
Amṛta27:303:30 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:494:49 AM to 28:474:47 AM+1

04:494:49 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 28:474:47 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:579:57 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 23:5511:55 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 17:275:27 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:2411:24 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:579:57 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–15:053:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:053:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 41 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī21:579:57 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta23:5511:55 PMCitrā
YogaVyāghāta17:275:27 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara11:2411:24 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra28:47 04:474:47 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 126
Day length
13 h 41 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
16:574:57 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:273:27 AM04:494:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:273:27 AM04:084:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:473:47 AM04:494:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:494:49 AM07:347:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:494:49 AM06:326:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:347:34 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:239:23 AM10:1810:18 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:1111:11 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:463:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM19:557:55 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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