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October 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 18 October 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:101:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:331:33+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:261:26 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:132:13 PM–15:533:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:406:40 AM–08:038:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2110:21 AM–11:0611:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:351:35 PM–14:572:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:462:46 PM–15:313:31 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

Śubha06:406:40 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Roga08:038:03 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Amṛta13:351:35 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Kāla14:572:57 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Śubha16:204:20 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:435:43 PM–19:207:20 PMgood
Cara19:207:20 PM–20:588:58 PMneutral
Roga20:588:58 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1212:12+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMgood
Udvega25:501:50+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:273:27+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:045:04+1 AM–30:416:41+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:331:33+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 19:147:14 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 27:393:39+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:261:26 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:331:33+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:351:35 PM–14:572:57 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:572:57 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 03 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī25:33 01:331:33 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā19:147:14 PMRevatī
YogaVyāghāta27:39 03:393:39 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara13:261:26 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:41 06:416:41 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 299
Day length
11 h 03 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
16:434:43 PM
Moonset
30:006:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:406:40 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2110:21 AM11:0611:06 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:351:35 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:132:13 PM15:533:53 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:462:46 PM15:313:31 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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