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October 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 12 October 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 22:3010:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1611:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4010:40 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4112:41 PM–14:232:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:193:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:037:03 AM–08:288:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:037:03 AM–07:487:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:487:48 AM–08:348:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:529:52 AM–11:1711:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:062:06 PM–15:313:31 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:037:03 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Śubha08:288:28 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Roga09:529:52 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Udvega11:1711:17 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Cara12:4212:42 PM–14:062:06 PMneutral
Lābha14:062:06 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Amṛta15:313:31 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Kāla16:554:55 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:206:20 PM–19:557:55 PMgood
Udvega19:557:55 PM–21:319:31 PMavoid
Śubha21:319:31 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Amṛta23:0611:06 PM–24:4212:42 AM+1good
Cara24:4212:42 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1neutral
Roga26:182:18 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:533:53 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:295:29 AM+1–31:047:04 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04 AM+1

07:037:03 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:1611:16 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:143:14 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 10:4010:40 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Bālavauntil 23:1611:16 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:529:52 AM–11:1711:17 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18 AM+1–25:061:06 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1711:17 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:1611:16 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:143:14 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddhi10:4010:40 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava10:5610:56 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:04 07:047:04 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 658
Day length
11 h 16 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
20:428:42 PM
Moonset
10:3310:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:037:03 AM07:487:48 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:487:48 AM08:348:34 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4112:41 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:193:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18 AM+125:061:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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