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September 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 21 September 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:093:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:524:52+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

05:225:22 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0910:09 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

11:2711:27 AM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2711:27 AM
At noon, 11:2711:27 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 340° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 340° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:354:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:114:11 AM–05:225:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:297:29 AM–09:169:16 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:205:20+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:536:53 AM–08:248:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:2711:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5812:58 PM–14:292:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–15:063:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:526:52 PM–20:378:37 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

Amṛta05:225:22 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Kāla06:536:53 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Śubha08:248:24 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Roga09:569:56 AM–11:2711:27 AMavoid
Udvega11:2711:27 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Cara12:5812:58 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Amṛta16:014:01 PM–17:325:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:325:32 PM–19:017:01 PMneutral
Roga19:017:01 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Kāla20:308:30 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Lābha21:589:58 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Udvega23:2711:27 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5612:56+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:252:25+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMgood
Cara27:543:54+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:225:22 AM to 29:225:22+1 AM

05:225:22 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 29:225:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 28:524:52+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 10:0910:09 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 20:568:56 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:034:03 PM
Śakuniuntil 28:524:52+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:536:53 AM–08:248:24 AM
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:0311:03 PM–23:5111:51 PM

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. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:248:24 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī28:52 04:524:52 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraMaghā10:0910:09 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSādhya20:568:56 PMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:034:03 PMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra29:22 05:225:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 594
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
28:344:34+1 AM
Moonset
16:414:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:225:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:354:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:114:11 AM05:225:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:225:22 AM07:487:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:297:29 AM09:169:16 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:487:48 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:2711:27 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0311:03 AM11:5111:51 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4012:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4012:40 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM15:063:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:526:52 PM20:378:37 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:205:20+1 AM31:047:04+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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