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October 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 21 October 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:318:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:318:31 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5610:56 AM–11:3911:39 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:471:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:384:38 PM–17:045:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:384:38 PM–17:585:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:232:23 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:187:18 AM–08:388:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:589:58 AM–11:1811:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3911:39 AM–12:2212:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:3812:38 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:471:47 PM–14:302:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:375:37 PM–19:057:05 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

Amṛta05:585:58 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Śubha08:388:38 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Roga09:589:58 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Udvega11:1811:18 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Cara12:3812:38 PM–13:581:58 PMneutral
Lābha13:581:58 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Amṛta15:183:18 PM–16:384:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:384:38 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral
Roga18:186:18 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Kāla19:587:58 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:1811:18 PMgood
Udvega23:1811:18 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5912:59 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1good
Amṛta26:392:39 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Cara28:194:19 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise16:384:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:318:31 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 29:445:44 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 10:1810:18 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 13:561:56 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 08:318:31 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 19:117:11 PM
Nāgauntil 29:445:44 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:187:18 AM–08:388:38 AM
Abhijit 10:5610:56 AM–11:3911:39 AM
Pradoṣa 16:384:38 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:388:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 11:3911:39 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  13. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī08:318:31 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta10:1810:18 AMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti13:561:56 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni08:318:31 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 685
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:084:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:3911:39 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2212:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2212:22 PM14:302:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:471:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:471:47 PM14:302:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:302:30 PM16:384:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:384:38 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:384:38 PM17:045:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:384:38 PM17:585:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:375:37 PM19:057:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:232:23 AM+127:513:51 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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