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Wednesday 6 April 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:342:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3810:38 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:363:36+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:407:40 AM–09:169:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5310:53 AM–12:3012:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3012:30 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:077:07 PM–20:328:32 PMa 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

Lābha06:036:03 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Amṛta07:407:40 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Kāla09:169:16 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Śubha10:5310:53 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Roga12:3012:30 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:195:19 PMneutral
Lābha17:195:19 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:566:56 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Śubha20:198:19 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Amṛta21:429:42 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:2912:29+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2912:29+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:521:52+1 AM–27:153:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:153:15+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Udvega28:384:38+1 AM–30:026:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:0711:07 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 10:3810:38 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:389:38 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Śakuniuntil 23:0711:07 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3012:30 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05+1 AM–24:5312:53+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. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī23:0711:07 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā10:3810:38 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaBrahma21:389:38 PMIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5312:53 PMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 019
Day length
12 h 53 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
29:575:57+1 AM
Moonset
17:315:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:077:07 PM20:328:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05+1 AM24:5312:53+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:363:36+1 AM29:015:01+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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