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Monday 21 May 2001 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5012:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0412:04+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 39 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:438:43 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:469:46 PM–23:2211:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:097:09 AM–08:428:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1312:13 PM–13:481:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:041:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–14:562:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 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

Amṛta05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Śubha08:428:42 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Roga10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–14:562:56 PMneutral
Lābha14:562:56 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:297:29 PMneutral
Roga19:297:29 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Kāla20:568:56 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:161:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:161:16+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:422:42+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Cara28:094:09+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36+1 AM

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:0412:04+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 26:332:33+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:438:43 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:3112:31 PM
Śakuniuntil 24:0412:04+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:097:09 AM–08:428:42 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:428:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī24:04 00:0412:04 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī26:33 02:332:33 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaSaubhāgya08:438:43 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:3112:31 PMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 585
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
29:095:09+1 AM
Moonset
16:544:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1312:13 PM13:481:48 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:041:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:469:46 PM23:2211:22 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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