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Wednesday 8 April 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:487:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:406:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

05:195:19 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:127:12 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:334:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:195:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:236:23 AM–07:577:57 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:027:02 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:536:53 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1111:11 AM–12:0112:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:479:47 PM–23:2211:22 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

Lābha05:195:19 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Amṛta06:536:53 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Udvega13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Cara14:452:45 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–17:535:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:535:53 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Śubha19:197:19 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Amṛta20:448:44 PM–22:1010:10 PMgood
Cara22:1010:10 PM–23:3511:35 PMneutral
Roga23:3511:35 PM–25:011:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:011:01 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:272:27 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Udvega27:523:52 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18 AM+1

05:195:19 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:406:40 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 13:261:26 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 22:1010:10 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:127:12 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:406:40 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–13:101:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī18:406:40 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī13:261:26 PMHasta
YogaDhruva22:1010:10 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaGara07:127:12 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:18 05:185:18 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 35 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
16:554:55 PM
Moonset
28:444:44 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:195:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:334:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:195:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:195:19 AM07:507:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:236:23 AM07:577:57 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:507:50 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:027:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:2211:22 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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