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Saturday 19 April 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:093:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:384:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:563:56 PM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 166° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 166° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:259:25 AM–11:0911:09 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:097:09 PM–19:307:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:097:09 PM–20:128:12 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:435:43 AM–07:247:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:376:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:376:37 AM–07:317:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:059:05 AM–10:4610:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4312:43+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMa 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

Kāla05:435:43 AM–07:247:24 AMavoid
Śubha07:247:24 AM–09:059:05 AMgood
Roga09:059:05 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Udvega10:4610:46 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Cara12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMneutral
Lābha14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–17:285:28 PMgood
Kāla17:285:28 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:097:09 PM–20:288:28 PMgood
Udvega20:288:28 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Śubha21:479:47 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Amṛta23:0611:06 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMgood
Cara24:2612:26+1 AM–25:451:45+1 AMneutral
Roga25:451:45+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:043:04+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:234:23+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM

05:435:43 AM sunrise19:097:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 16:384:38 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 15:563:56 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:384:38 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:305:30+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:059:05 AM–10:4610:46 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:097:09 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4610:46 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī16:384:38 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta15:563:56 PMCitrā
YogaHarṣaṇapast sunriseVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija16:384:38 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:42 05:425:42 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 110
Day length
13 h 26 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:176:17 PM
Moonset
29:085:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:435:43 AM07:247:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:435:43 AM06:376:37 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:376:37 AM07:317:31 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM11:0911:09 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM19:097:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:097:09 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:097:09 PM19:307:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:097:09 PM20:128:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4312:43+1 AM26:282:28+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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