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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 21 April 1997 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:541:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:293:29+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:298:29 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 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 muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:543:54 PM–17:395:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:054:05 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

Amṛta05:505:50 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Kāla07:267:26 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Cara13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMneutral
Lābha15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Amṛta17:025:02 PM–18:386:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:386:38 PM–20:028:02 PMneutral
Roga20:028:02 PM–21:269:26 PMavoid
Kāla21:269:26 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Lābha22:5010:50 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1412:14+1 AM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:381:38+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:023:02+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Cara28:254:25+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:495:49+1 AM

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:293:29+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:2810:28 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 08:298:29 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:452:45 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:293:29+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:267:26 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī27:29 03:293:29 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta22:2810:28 PMCitrā
YogaVyāghāta08:298:29 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara14:452:45 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:49 05:495:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 094
Day length
12 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:235:23 PM
Moonset
29:225:22+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:267:26 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:543:54 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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