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October 2008 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 27 October 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:155:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

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

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:287:28 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Citrā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° 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
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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
  • Amṛta kāla26:132:13+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:097:09 AM–08:388:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0710:07 AM–11:3611:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:061:06 PM–14:352:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:593:59 PM–17:425:42 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

Amṛta05:405:40 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Śubha08:388:38 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Roga10:0710:07 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Udvega11:3611:36 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Cara13:061:06 PM–14:352:35 PMneutral
Lābha14:352:35 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Amṛta16:044:04 PM–17:335:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:335:33 PM–19:047:04 PMneutral
Roga19:047:04 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Kāla20:358:35 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Lābha22:0610:06 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Udvega23:3611:36 PM–25:071:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:071:07+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:382:38+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Cara28:094:09+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMneutral

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
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:036:03 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 07:287:28 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:2512:25+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 18:036:03 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:097:09 AM–08:388:38 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0012:00 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:388:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:036:03 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta07:287:28 AMCitrā
YogaViṣkambha24:25 00:2512:25 AM TuePrīti
KaraṇaŚakuni18:036:03 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 301
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:135:13+1 AM
Moonset
16:334:33 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:593:59 PM17:425:42 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:132:13+1 AM27:563:56+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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