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

Monday 21 October 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:097:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:513:51+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 4 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

AlsoŚivarātri determinate

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:369:36 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 339° ahead of it, in Hasta, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 339° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:555:55 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2510:25 PM–23:5111:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:501:50 PM–15:163:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:012:01 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–15:563:56 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

Amṛta07:137:13 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Kāla08:358:35 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Roga11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Cara14:012:01 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:066:06 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Lābha23:0211:02 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4012:40+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:192:19+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:573:57+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMgood
Cara29:365:36+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:513:51+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:473:47+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 09:369:36 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:445:44+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:305:30 PM
Śakuniuntil 27:513:51+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:358:35 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī27:51 03:513:51 AM TueAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta27:47 03:473:47 AM TueCitrā
YogaIndra09:369:36 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:305:30 PMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 667
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
30:316:31+1 AM
Moonset
17:035:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:555:55 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:358:35 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:163:16 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:012:01 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2510:25 PM23:5111:51 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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