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Monday 22 April 2024 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4212:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:562:56+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:511:51 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Hasta, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4712:47 PM–14:342:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:087:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:187:18 AM–08:568:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:511:51 PM–15:293:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:163:16 PM–16:094:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:214:21+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta05:405:40 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–15:293:29 PMneutral
Lābha15:293:29 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Amṛta17:085:08 PM–18:466:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:466:46 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:299:29 PMavoid
Kāla21:299:29 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Lābha22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1212:12+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:341:34+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:552:55+1 AM–28:174:17+1 AMgood
Cara28:174:17+1 AM–29:395:39+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39+1 AM

05:405:40 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 26:562:56+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 19:307:30 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 27:583:58+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:511:51 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:562:56+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:187:18 AM–08:568:56 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:568:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī26:56 02:562:56 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta19:307:30 PMCitrā
YogaHarṣaṇa27:58 03:583:58 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaGara13:511:51 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 957
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:285:28 PM
Moonset
29:065:06+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4712:47 PM14:342:34 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:163:16 PM16:094:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:087:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:214:21+1 AM30:076:07+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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