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Wednesday 26 February 2025 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:3912:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:337:33 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:577:57 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:4510:45 AM–12:0812:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:321:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:346:34 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Amṛta07:577:57 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Śubha10:4510:45 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Udvega13:321:32 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Cara14:562:56 PM–16:204:20 PMneutral
Lābha16:204:20 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:435:43 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Śubha19:197:19 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Amṛta20:558:55 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Cara22:3210:32 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0812:08 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:441:44 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:203:20 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Udvega28:564:56 AM+1–30:326:32 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:326:32 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 06:536:53 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 29:145:14 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 16:274:27 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:3611:36 AM
Śakuniuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0812:08 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:321:32 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī22:2510:25 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa06:536:53 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaParigha16:274:27 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:3611:36 AMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 267
Day length
11 h 10 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
30:326:32 AM+1
Moonset
16:114:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3710:37 AM12:0612:06 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:337:33 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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