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Monday 22 April 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:423:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:565:56+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:146:14 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Hasta, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:473:47 PM–17:345:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:127:12 PM–19:337:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:127:12 PM–20:158:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:217:21 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–12:2612:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:072:07 PM–15:493:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:304:30 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

Amṛta05:395:39 AM–07:217:21 AMgood
Kāla07:217:21 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Udvega12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:315:31 PMgood
Amṛta17:315:31 PM–19:127:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:127:12 PM–20:318:31 PMneutral
Roga20:318:31 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Kāla21:499:49 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Lābha23:0711:07 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2512:25+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:013:01+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMgood
Cara28:194:19+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38+1 AM

05:395:39 AM sunrise19:127:12 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:3010:30 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 06:146:14 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:514:51 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:217:21 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:127:12 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśīpast sunrisePūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta22:3010:30 PMCitrā
YogaVyāghāta06:146:14 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara16:514:51 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 957
Day length
13 h 33 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:415:41 PM
Moonset
29:065:06+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:217:21 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:304:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:473:47 PM17:345:34 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM19:127:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:127:12 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:127:12 PM19:337:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:127:12 PM20:158:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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