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Monday 20 October 2025 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:224:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:156:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

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

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:156:15 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Hasta, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:104:10 PM–17:565:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:007:00 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
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–14:532:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:412:41 PM–15:273:27 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

Amṛta06:156:15 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–13:261:26 PMavoid
Cara13:261:26 PM–14:532:53 PMneutral
Lābha14:532:53 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Amṛta16:194:19 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:455:45 PM–19:197:19 PMneutral
Roga19:197:19 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Kāla20:538:53 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Lābha22:2610:26 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Udvega24:0012:00 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Amṛta27:083:08 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1good
Cara28:414:41 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:156:15 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:156:15 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 18:156:15 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:417:41 AM–09:079:07 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. 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. SunsetDay length 11 h 31 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  7. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:156:15 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta22:4710:47 PMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti29:05 05:055:05 AM TueViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni18:156:15 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 503
Day length
11 h 31 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:515:51 AM+1
Moonset
16:544:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 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 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:412:41 PM15:273:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:104:10 PM17:565:56 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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