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Monday 9 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:5811:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1410:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:047:04 AM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 2% 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 muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:577:57 PM–21:289:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0710:07 AM–11:2611:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5110:51 AM–12:2212:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:3012:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4612:46 PM–14:052:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:551:55 PM–14:372:37 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

Amṛta06:086:08 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Roga10:0710:07 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Udvega11:2611:26 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Cara12:4612:46 PM–14:052:05 PMneutral
Lābha14:052:05 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Amṛta15:253:25 PM–16:444:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:444:44 PM–18:256:25 PMneutral
Roga18:256:25 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Kāla20:058:05 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Lābha21:469:46 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Udvega23:2711:27 PM–25:071:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:071:07+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:482:48+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Cara28:284:28+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:1410:14 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 07:047:04 AM
Anurādhāuntil 29:485:48+1 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 17:235:23 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:1111:11 AM
Śakuniuntil 22:1410:14 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:326:32 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. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī22:1410:14 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraViśākhā07:047:04 AMAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā17:235:23 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:1111:11 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 961
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:315:31+1 AM
Moonset
15:503:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5110:51 AM12:2212:22 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3012:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:551:55 PM14:372:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:577:57 PM21:289:28 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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