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Tuesday 21 April 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4212:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:083:08 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:537:53 AM

Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 341° ahead of it, in Revatī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 341° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:373:37 AM–04:224:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:593:59 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:417:41 AM–08:328:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:198:19 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:209:20 PM–23:0811:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:1011:10 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

Roga05:065:06 AM–06:436:43 AMavoid
Udvega06:436:43 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Cara08:198:19 AM–09:569:56 AMneutral
Lābha09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Amṛta11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Lābha19:237:23 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–24:5612:56 AM+1good
Cara24:5612:56 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1neutral
Roga26:192:19 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:423:42 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:065:06 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 07:537:53 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 18:566:56 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:561:56 PM
Śakuniuntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī27:08 03:083:08 AM WedAmāvasyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā07:537:53 AMRevatī
YogaVaidhṛti18:566:56 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:561:56 PMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 495
Day length
12 h 53 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
28:514:51 AM+1
Moonset
16:384:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:373:37 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:373:37 AM04:224:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:593:59 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:417:41 AM08:328:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM23:0811:08 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:1011:10 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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