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May 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 May 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:1011:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:381:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:495:49 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:381:38 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 348° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 348° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:495:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:471:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:104:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:567:56 PM–20:158:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:567:56 PM–20:558:55 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:5212:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:382:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:353:35 PM–17:235:23 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

Lābha05:495:49 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Amṛta07:357:35 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Roga12:5212:52 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Udvega14:382:38 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Cara16:244:24 PM–18:106:10 PMneutral
Lābha18:106:10 PM–19:567:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:567:56 PM–21:109:10 PMavoid
Śubha21:109:10 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Cara23:3811:38 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5212:52+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:062:06+1 AM–27:203:20+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:203:20+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Udvega28:344:34+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48+1 AM

05:495:49 AM sunrise19:567:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:381:38 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 20:058:05 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 28:054:05+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 13:381:38 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:552:55+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:382:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:567:56 PM–21:159:15 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:382:38 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 07 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:159:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī13:381:38 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAśvinī20:058:05 PMBharaṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān28:05 04:054:05 AM ThuSaubhāgya
KaraṇaŚakuni13:381:38 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraBudhavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 229
Day length
14 h 07 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:556:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM05:495:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:495:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:495:49 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5911:59 AM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:172:17 PM17:065:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:104:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:353:35 PM17:235:23 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening17:065:06 PM19:567:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:567:56 PM21:159:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:567:56 PM20:158:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:567:56 PM20:558:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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