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October 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 29 October 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:032:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:144:14+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚivarātri determinate

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4212:42 PM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 340° ahead of it, in Hasta, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 340° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:595:59 AM–07:477:47 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:097:09 AM–08:388:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0710:07 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1311:13 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–13:051:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:339:33 PM–23:1911:19 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

Lābha05:405:40 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Amṛta07:097:09 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Kāla08:388:38 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Śubha10:0710:07 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–13:051:05 PMavoid
Udvega13:051:05 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–16:044:04 PMneutral
Lābha16:044:04 PM–17:335:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:335:33 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Śubha19:047:04 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Amṛta20:358:35 PM–22:0510:05 PMgood
Cara22:0510:05 PM–23:3611:36 PMneutral
Roga23:3611:36 PM–25:071:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:071:07+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:382:38+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Udvega28:094:09+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40+1 AM

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 12:4212:42 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 26:352:35+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:123:12 PM
Śakuniuntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–13:051:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+1 AM

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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:051:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī28:14 04:144:14 AM ThuAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta12:4212:42 PMCitrā
YogaViṣkambha26:35 02:352:35 AM ThuPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:123:12 PMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 285
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:015:01+1 AM
Moonset
16:304:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:595:59 AM07:477:47 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:339:33 PM23:1911:19 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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