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Monday 20 March 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:267:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:184:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0910:09 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:317:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:188:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4012:40+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–10:0110:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3211:32 AM–13:031:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:271:27 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:533:53 PM–16:414:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:583:58 PM–17:255:25 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

Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Śubha10:0110:01 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Udvega13:031:03 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PMneutral
Lābha16:054:05 PM–17:365:36 PMgood
Amṛta17:365:36 PM–19:077:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:077:07 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:021:02+1 AMgood
Udvega25:021:02+1 AM–26:312:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:312:31+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:004:00+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Cara29:295:29+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 16:184:18 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 10:0910:09 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 16:184:18 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:482:48+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–10:0110:01 AM
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0110:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī16:184:18 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā10:0910:09 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaŚubha27:11 03:113:11 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaŚakuni16:184:18 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 558
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:585:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:308:30 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:5011:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:271:27 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:414:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:533:53 PM16:414:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:583:58 PM17:255:25 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:414:41 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:317:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:188:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4012:40+1 AM26:072:07+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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