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Saturday 17 October 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 87 of 87 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:027:02 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 61° above N. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Hasta, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4012:40 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:397:39 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:397:39 PM–20:448:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:309:30 PM–23:0211:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:336:33 AM–08:118:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:336:33 AM–07:257:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:257:25 AM–08:188:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:499:49 AM–11:2811:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2012:20 PM–13:521:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:442:44 PM–16:224:22 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

Kāla06:336:33 AM–08:118:11 AMavoid
Śubha08:118:11 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Roga09:499:49 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Udvega11:2811:28 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Cara13:061:06 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Amṛta16:224:22 PM–18:016:01 PMgood
Kāla18:016:01 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:397:39 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Udvega21:009:00 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Amṛta23:4411:44 PM–25:051:05+1 AMgood
Cara25:051:05+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMneutral
Roga26:272:27+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:483:48+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:105:10+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise19:397:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:076:07 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:143:14+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:483:48 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:027:02 AM
Śakuniuntil 18:076:07 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 29:175:17+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:499:49 AM–11:2811:28 AM
Abhijit 12:4012:40 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:397:39 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41+1 AM–25:291:29+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2811:28 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  7. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:076:07 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta27:14 03:143:14 AM SunCitrā
YogaIndra15:483:48 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:027:02 AMŚakuni
VāraŚanivāra30:31 06:316:31 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 656
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
30:016:01+1 AM
Moonset
18:416:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:336:33 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:336:33 AM07:257:25 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:257:25 AM08:188:18 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2012:20 PM13:521:52 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:397:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:397:39 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:397:39 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:397:39 PM20:448:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:309:30 PM23:0211:02 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41+1 AM25:291:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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