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Thursday 18 April 1985 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:135:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:457:45+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:129:12 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 339° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 339° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4712:47 PM–14:352:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:445:44 AM–07:227:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0410:04 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:283:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:074:07 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

Śubha05:445:44 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Roga07:227:22 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Cara10:3610:36 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Kāla15:283:28 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Śubha17:065:06 PM–18:436:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:436:43 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Cara20:058:05 PM–21:289:28 PMneutral
Roga21:289:28 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1312:13+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Udvega25:361:36+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:582:58+1 AM–28:214:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:214:21+1 AM–29:435:43+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 18:116:11 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 09:129:12 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:286:28 PM
Śakunipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:283:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:283:28 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  6. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśīpast sunriseAmāvasyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā18:116:11 PMRevatī
YogaIndra09:129:12 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:286:28 PMŚakuni
VāraGuruvāra29:43 05:435:43 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 708
Day length
12 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
29:225:22+1 AM
Moonset
17:095:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:445:44 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0410:04 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4712:47 PM14:352:35 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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