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October 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 19 October 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:181:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:403:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 100 of 100 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali boundaryKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:403:40 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:553:55 PM–17:435:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:417:41 AM–09:079:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:091:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:271:27 PM–14:532:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:422:42 PM–15:283:28 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

Amṛta06:146:14 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Kāla07:417:41 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Śubha09:079:07 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Cara13:271:27 PM–14:532:53 PMneutral
Lābha14:532:53 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Amṛta16:204:20 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:207:20 PMneutral
Roga19:207:20 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Kāla20:538:53 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Lābha22:2710:27 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0012:00+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:341:34+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:073:07+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMgood
Cara28:414:41+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:146:14 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:403:40 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:3910:39 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 15:403:40 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 28:544:54+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:417:41 AM–09:079:07 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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 09:079:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 32 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī15:403:40 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta22:3910:39 PMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛtipast sunriseViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni15:403:40 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 640
Day length
11 h 32 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:555:55+1 AM
Moonset
17:185:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:091:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:422:42 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:553:55 PM17:435:43 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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