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April 1926 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 26 April 1926 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:127:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:008:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:316:31 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 165° ahead of it, in Citrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 165° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–16:064:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:457:45 PM–20:068:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:457:45 PM–20:478:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3811:38 PM–25:191:19+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:457:45 AM–09:289:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:5412:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:321:32 PM–15:133:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–16:194:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:064:06 PM–17:015:01 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

Amṛta06:026:02 AM–07:457:45 AMgood
Kāla07:457:45 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Śubha09:289:28 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Udvega12:5412:54 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–18:026:02 PMgood
Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:457:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:457:45 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Kāla22:1910:19 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5312:53+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:102:10+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:273:27+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Cara28:444:44+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise19:457:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:008:00 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 06:316:31 AM
Vajrauntil 29:565:56+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:407:40 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:008:00 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:457:45 AM–09:289:28 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:457:45 PM–21:079:07 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:289:28 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī20:008:00 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraCitrāpast sunriseSvātī
YogaHarṣaṇa06:316:31 AMVajra
KaraṇaGara07:407:40 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1983
Śaka
1848
Kali
5027
Ahargaṇa
1 836 166
Day length
13 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:296:29 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:457:45 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:321:32 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:015:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM16:064:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:064:06 PM17:015:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:015:01 PM19:457:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:457:45 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:457:45 PM20:068:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:457:45 PM20:478:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3811:38 PM25:191:19+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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