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Wednesday 18 October 2017 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:399:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:439:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 100 of 100 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:389:38 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:1911:19 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1911:19 AM
At noon, 11:1911:19 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 343° ahead of it, in Hasta, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 343° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:444:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4410:44 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:1911:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5610:56 AM–11:4211:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1911:19 AM–12:4512:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4912:49 PM–14:282:28 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

Lābha05:345:34 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Roga11:1911:19 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Udvega12:4512:45 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:383:38 PMneutral
Lābha15:383:38 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:045:04 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid
Śubha18:386:38 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Amṛta20:118:11 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Cara21:459:45 PM–23:1911:19 PMneutral
Roga23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5312:53 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:272:27 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Udvega28:014:01 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:345:34 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:439:43 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 14:192:19 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:389:38 AM
Śakuniuntil 21:439:43 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1911:19 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 22:5510:55 PM–23:4311:43 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. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4512:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 30 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4311:43 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī21:439:43 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta28:56 04:564:56 AM ThuCitrā
YogaIndra14:192:19 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:389:38 AMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 579
Day length
11 h 30 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:015:01 AM+1
Moonset
16:274:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:444:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM07:527:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:527:52 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1911:19 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5510:55 AM11:4311:43 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:4211:42 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4912:49 PM14:282:28 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4410:44 PM24:2412:24 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5510:55 PM23:4311:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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