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Wednesday 12 December 2012 · Osaka, Japan

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:031:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:269:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonOsaka11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:102:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:093:09 PM–16:334:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:126:12 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:108:10 AM–09:249:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–11:5211:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:125:12+1 AM–30:366:36+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

Lābha06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Amṛta08:108:10 AM–09:249:24 AMgood
Kāla09:249:24 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Cara14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:474:47 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid
Śubha18:346:34 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Amṛta20:208:20 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Cara22:0610:06 PM–23:5211:52 PMneutral
Roga23:5211:52 PM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:381:38+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:243:24+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMgood
Udvega29:105:10+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:269:26 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 24:1812:18+1 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 09:029:02 AM
Dhṛtiuntil 28:464:46+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:1611:16 AM
Śakuniuntil 21:269:26 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5211:52 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī21:269:26 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā24:18 00:1812:18 AM ThuJyeṣṭhā
YogaSukarmā09:029:02 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:1611:16 AMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 808
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:286:28+1 AM
Moonset
15:443:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:102:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:093:09 PM16:334:33 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:126:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:125:12+1 AM30:366:36+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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