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April 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 13 April 1976 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4912:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:079:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoViṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī determinate

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Hasta, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4711:47 PM–25:111:11+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:408:40 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:189:18 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:223:22 PM–16:464:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:373:37 PM–17:115:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1911:19 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMan 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

Roga06:096:09 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Udvega07:437:43 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Cara09:189:18 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–17:115:11 PMgood
Roga17:115:11 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:466:46 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Lābha20:118:11 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Śubha23:0211:02 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2712:27+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Cara25:521:52+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMneutral
Roga27:173:17+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:434:43+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:079:07 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 08:008:00 AM
Hastauntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 08:218:21 AM
Vyāghātauntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:0011:00 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:079:07 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:373:37 PM–17:115:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5112:51+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:115:11 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  13. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī21:079:07 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī08:008:00 AMHasta
YogaDhruva08:218:21 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaGara11:0011:00 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 416
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:445:44 PM
Moonset
29:405:40+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:408:40 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:189:18 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:223:22 PM16:464:46 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:373:37 PM17:115:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1911:19 PM24:0412:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4711:47 PM25:111:11+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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