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Tuesday 16 May 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:241:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:172:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nṛsiṃha Caturdaśī · Narasimha Jayanti

Caturdaśī covers 76 of 76 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:471:47 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Svātī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:243:24 PM–17:065:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:078:07 PM–20:268:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:078:07 PM–21:049:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:318:31 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5511:55 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1an 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

Roga05:375:37 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Udvega07:267:26 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AMneutral
Lābha11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Kāla14:412:41 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Śubha16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Roga18:186:18 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:078:07 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Lābha21:189:18 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5212:52 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Cara26:032:03 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1neutral
Roga27:143:14 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:254:25 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise20:078:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 26:172:17 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 24:4512:45 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:561:56 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:471:47 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:172:17 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:078:07 PM–21:239:23 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:186:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:239:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī26:17 02:172:17 AM WedPūrṇimā
NakṣatraSvātī24:45 00:4512:45 AM WedViśākhā
YogaVyatīpāta13:561:56 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaGara13:471:47 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 215
Day length
14 h 29 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:336:33 PM
Moonset
29:305:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:318:31 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:135:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:243:24 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:294:29 PM18:186:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:135:13 PM20:078:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:078:07 PM21:239:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:078:07 PM20:268:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:078:07 PM21:049:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5511:55 PM24:3312:33 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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