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April 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 April 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:054:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:413:41 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:503:50 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 42° above N. Day length 11 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Hasta, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4711:47 PM–25:241:24 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:118:11 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5710:57 AM–12:1912:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:032:03 PM–15:413:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:383:38 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

Amṛta06:496:49 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Kāla08:118:11 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:5710:57 AMgood
Roga10:5710:57 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Udvega12:1912:19 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Amṛta16:284:28 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:505:50 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral
Roga19:287:28 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Udvega24:2012:20 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:571:57 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Amṛta27:353:35 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1good
Cara29:125:12 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:496:49 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 29:515:51 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:3710:37 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:503:50 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:118:11 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī27:41 03:413:41 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta29:51 05:515:51 AM TueCitrā
YogaVyāghāta22:3710:37 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara15:503:50 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 186
Day length
11 h 02 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:265:26 PM
Moonset
29:515:51 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:032:03 PM15:413:41 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4711:47 PM25:241:24 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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