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Wednesday 8 April 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4812:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4011:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1212:12 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2311:23 AM–12:5712:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:387:38 AM–09:159:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:2912:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:472:47+1 AM–28:224:22+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

Lābha06:006:00 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Amṛta07:387:38 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Kāla09:159:15 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Śubha10:5210:52 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Roga12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:215:21 PMneutral
Lābha17:215:21 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:586:58 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Śubha20:208:20 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:2812:28+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2812:28+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:511:51+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:143:14+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMgood
Udvega28:364:36+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:4011:40 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 18:266:26 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 27:103:10+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:1212:12 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:4011:40 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04+1 AM–24:5212:52+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī23:4011:40 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī18:266:26 PMHasta
YogaDhruva27:10 03:103:10 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaGara12:1212:12 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 464
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:475:47 PM
Moonset
29:185:18+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2311:23 AM12:5712:57 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04+1 AM24:5212:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:472:47+1 AM28:224:22+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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