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October 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 14 October 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1512:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:572:57+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3410:34 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 60° above N. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:591:59 PM–15:483:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:138:13 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:441:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:213:21 PM–16:584:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga05:385:38 AM–07:157:15 AMavoid
Udvega07:157:15 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Kāla13:441:44 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Śubha15:213:21 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Roga16:584:58 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:356:35 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Lābha19:587:58 PM–21:219:21 PMgood
Udvega21:219:21 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0612:06+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Cara25:291:29+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMneutral
Roga26:512:51+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:144:14+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36+1 AM

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:572:57+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:424:42 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:351:35 PM
Bālavauntil 26:572:57+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:213:21 PM–16:584:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:584:58 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:57 02:572:57 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:424:42 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddhi10:3410:34 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava13:351:35 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 461
Day length
12 h 58 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
22:2710:27 PM
Moonset
07:297:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:138:13 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:591:59 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:584:58 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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