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April 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 April 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:052:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:411:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 168° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 168° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:479:47 AM–11:2411:24 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:034:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:377:37 PM–19:587:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:377:37 PM–20:408:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:547:54 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:221:22 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:034:03 PM–16:564:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:0512:05 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1a 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

Amṛta06:136:13 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Kāla07:547:54 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMneutral
Lābha16:164:16 PM–17:565:56 PMgood
Amṛta17:565:56 PM–19:377:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:377:37 PM–20:568:56 PMneutral
Roga20:568:56 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1good
Udvega24:5412:54 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:142:14 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Amṛta27:333:33 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Cara28:524:52 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise19:377:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:411:41 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 15:513:51 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 08:378:37 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:411:41 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:547:54 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:377:37 PM–21:029:02 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30 AM+1–25:181:18 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 24 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:029:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:411:41 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta15:513:51 PMCitrā
YogaVyāghāta08:378:37 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija13:411:41 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 186
Day length
13 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:386:38 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:2411:24 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:221:22 PM14:152:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:034:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:034:03 PM16:564:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:377:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:377:37 PM21:029:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:377:37 PM19:587:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:377:37 PM20:408:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0512:05 AM+125:441:44 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30 AM+125:181:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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