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Saturday 29 October 2016 · Qingdao, Shandong, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:518:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1011:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā boundary

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:408:40 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingdao11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 343° ahead of it, in Citrā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 343° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:234:23+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:186:18 AM–07:397:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:027:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:027:02 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:2110:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:385:38 PM–19:257:25 PMa 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

Kāla06:186:18 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Śubha07:397:39 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Roga09:009:00 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Udvega10:2110:21 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Cara11:4211:42 AM–13:031:03 PMneutral
Lābha13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Kāla15:453:45 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:456:45 PMgood
Udvega18:456:45 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Śubha20:248:24 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Amṛta22:0310:03 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Cara23:4211:42 PM–25:221:22+1 AMneutral
Roga25:221:22+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:013:01+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:404:40+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:1011:10 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 08:408:40 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 23:3911:39 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:599:59 AM
Śakuniuntil 23:1011:10 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:2110:21 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2110:21 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī23:1011:10 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta08:408:40 AMCitrā
YogaViṣkambha23:3911:39 PMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:599:59 AMŚakuni
VāraŚanivāra30:19 06:196:19 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 225
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:365:36+1 AM
Moonset
16:324:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:186:18 AM07:027:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:027:02 AM07:457:45 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:385:38 PM19:257:25 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:234:23+1 AM30:106:10+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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