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Tuesday 15 April 2003 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:5311:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:218:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0910:09 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Hasta, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:508:50 PM–22:1510:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:019:01 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2212:22 PM–13:471:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3011:30 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1an 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

Roga06:346:34 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Amṛta12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Kāla14:132:13 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Roga17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Lābha20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Amṛta24:4112:41 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1good
Cara26:092:09 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1neutral
Roga27:373:37 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:055:05 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:218:21 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:082:08 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:0910:09 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:218:21 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 AM+1

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:165:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī20:218:21 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta26:08 02:082:08 AM WedCitrā
YogaVyāghāta23:1811:18 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara10:0910:09 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 279
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:595:59 PM
Moonset
30:196:19 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:019:01 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2212:22 PM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:508:50 PM22:1510:15 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3011:30 PM24:1712:17 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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