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Monday 1 August 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:423:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:152:15+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:552:55 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Puṣya and the Moon 340° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:486:48 AM–08:328:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1610:16 AM–11:5911:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:221:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:301:30 PM–15:043:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:273:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:094:09 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

Amṛta05:045:04 AM–06:486:48 AMgood
Kāla06:486:48 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Śubha08:328:32 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Roga10:1610:16 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Udvega11:5911:59 AM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:273:27 PMneutral
Lābha15:273:27 PM–17:115:11 PMgood
Amṛta17:115:11 PM–18:556:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:556:55 PM–20:118:11 PMneutral
Roga20:118:11 PM–21:279:27 PMavoid
Kāla21:279:27 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Lābha22:4310:43 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0012:00+1 AM–25:161:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:161:16+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:322:32+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMgood
Cara27:493:49+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:045:04 AM to 29:055:05+1 AM

05:045:04 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 26:152:15+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 25:091:09+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 26:232:23+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:552:55 PM
Śakuniuntil 26:152:15+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:486:48 AM–08:328:32 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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 08:328:32 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī26:15 02:152:15 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu25:09 01:091:09 AM TuePuṣya
YogaVajra26:23 02:232:23 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:552:55 PMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 136
Day length
13 h 51 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
28:264:26+1 AM
Moonset
17:365:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:507:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:486:48 AM08:328:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:507:50 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:221:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:301:30 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:094:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:2212:22+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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