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April 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 22 April 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:108:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:586:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 69° above N. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 171° ahead of it, in Citrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 171° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:536:53 PM–20:258:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:106:10 AM–06:576:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:576:57 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:399:39 AM–11:1111:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Śubha07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Roga09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Udvega10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Cara12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMneutral
Lābha13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Amṛta15:033:03 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Kāla16:324:32 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:016:01 PM–19:327:32 PMgood
Udvega19:327:32 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Śubha21:039:03 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Amṛta22:3410:34 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Cara24:0612:06 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1neutral
Roga25:371:37 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:083:08 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:394:39 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 06:586:58 AM
Pūrṇimāuntil 29:115:11 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 10:3910:39 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:586:58 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:086:08 PM
Bavauntil 29:115:11 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3710:37 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī06:586:58 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraCitrā25:02 01:021:02 AM SunSvātī
YogaHarṣaṇa10:3910:39 AMVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija06:586:58 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:10 06:106:10 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 155
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:415:41 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:106:10 AM06:576:57 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:576:57 AM07:457:45 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:399:39 AM11:1111:11 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:536:53 PM20:258:25 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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