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October 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 24 October 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:183:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1412:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:259:25 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 348° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 348° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:211:21 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:378:37 AM–09:589:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:0910:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1911:19 AM–12:3912:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:441:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:213:21 PM–16:424:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:474:47 PM–18:136:13 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

Cara07:167:16 AM–08:378:37 AMneutral
Lābha08:378:37 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Amṛta09:589:58 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Kāla11:1911:19 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Śubha12:3912:39 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Roga14:002:00 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Udvega15:213:21 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Cara16:424:42 PM–18:026:02 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:026:02 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Kāla19:427:42 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Lābha21:219:21 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Udvega23:0011:00 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4012:40 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1good
Amṛta26:192:19 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Cara27:593:59 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1neutral
Roga29:385:38 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 12:1412:14 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 09:399:39 AM
Citrāuntil 31:037:03 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:259:25 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 29:305:30 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 12:1412:14 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 22:3410:34 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1911:19 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3912:39 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī12:1412:14 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta09:399:39 AMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti09:259:25 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni12:1412:14 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraŚukravāra31:17 07:177:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 471
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
31:167:16 AM+1
Moonset
17:455:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:378:37 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:269:26 AM10:0910:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 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 PM13:441:44 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:424:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:474:47 PM18:136:13 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:211:21 AM+126:472:47 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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