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October 2005 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 20 October 2005 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:154:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:124:12+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4911:49 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:143:14+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:127:12 AM–08:348:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:1811:18 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5110:51 AM–11:3411:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:022:02 PM–15:233:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–15:563:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:1810:18 PM–23:5711:57 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

Śubha07:127:12 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Roga08:348:34 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Cara11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Amṛta14:022:02 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Kāla15:233:23 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid
Śubha16:454:45 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:076:07 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Cara19:457:45 PM–21:249:24 PMneutral
Roga21:249:24 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Kāla23:0211:02 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4012:40+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMgood
Udvega26:192:19+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:573:57+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:355:35+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:124:12+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 30:316:31+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 11:4911:49 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:084:08 PM
Bālavauntil 28:124:12+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:022:02 PM–15:233:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:527:52 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:233:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī28:12 04:124:12 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī30:31 06:316:31 AM FriMṛgaśirā
YogaVyatīpāta11:4911:49 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava16:084:08 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:14 07:147:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 198
Day length
10 h 55 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:567:56 PM
Moonset
10:4910:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5110:51 AM11:3411:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1810:18 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:143:14+1 AM28:524:52+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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