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April 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 5 April 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:045:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:511:51 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

05:215:21 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:313:31 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta03:493:49 AM–04:354:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:124:12 AM–05:215:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:336:33 PM–19:597:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:215:21 AM–06:556:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:298:29 AM–10:0310:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:2210:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:559:55 AM–11:2111:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:223:22 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

Śubha05:215:21 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Roga06:556:55 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Cara10:0310:03 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Kāla14:442:44 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Śubha16:184:18 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:525:52 PM–19:187:18 PMgood
Cara19:187:18 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral
Roga20:448:44 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–25:021:02 AM+1good
Udvega25:021:02 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:282:28 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Amṛta27:543:54 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:215:21 AM to 29:205:20 AM+1

05:215:21 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:205:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:511:51 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:011:01 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 16:144:14 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:313:31 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:511:51 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:442:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 31 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī25:51 01:511:51 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:01 01:011:01 AM FriHasta
YogaVṛddhi16:144:14 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara15:313:31 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra29:20 05:205:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 557
Day length
12 h 31 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:344:34 PM
Moonset
28:364:36 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:493:49 AM05:215:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:493:49 AM04:354:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:124:12 AM05:215:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:215:21 AM07:517:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:215:21 AM06:556:55 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:517:51 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:298:29 AM10:0310:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:2210:22 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:559:55 AM11:2111:21 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:336:33 PM19:597:59 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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