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Friday 16 November 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Śukla Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:134:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:153:15+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:483:48 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:478:47 AM–10:2310:23 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:055:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:016:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:587:58 AM–09:129:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:428:42 AM–09:229:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2610:26 AM–11:4011:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5911:59 AM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:3912:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:082:08 PM–15:223:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:211:21+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMa 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

Cara06:446:44 AM–07:587:58 AMneutral
Lābha07:587:58 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Amṛta09:129:12 AM–10:2610:26 AMgood
Kāla10:2610:26 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Śubha11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Roga12:5412:54 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Udvega14:082:08 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–16:364:36 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:364:36 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid
Kāla18:226:22 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Lābha20:088:08 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Udvega21:559:55 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Śubha23:4111:41 PM–25:271:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:271:27+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMgood
Cara27:133:13+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMneutral
Roga28:594:59+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:153:15+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 15:593:59 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 19:267:26 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:483:48 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:153:15+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2610:26 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:296:29 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4011:40 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:296:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī27:15 03:153:15 AM SatPūrṇimā
NakṣatraAśvinī15:593:59 PMBharaṇī
YogaVyatīpāta19:267:26 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaGara15:483:48 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra30:45 06:456:45 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 328
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
15:323:32 PM
Moonset
29:565:56+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:428:42 AM09:229:22 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:478:47 AM10:2310:23 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5911:59 AM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3912:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:296:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:055:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:016:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:211:21+1 AM26:542:54+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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