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Thursday 16 April 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:021:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4210:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4210:42 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 349° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:024:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:367:36 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:367:36 PM–20:398:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2012:20+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:156:15 AM–07:557:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–11:1511:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4210:42 AM–11:3511:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:352:35 PM–16:154:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:313:31 PM–16:594:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta16:024:02 PM–16:554:55 PMan 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

Śubha06:156:15 AM–07:557:55 AMgood
Roga07:557:55 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Cara11:1511:15 AM–12:5512:55 PMneutral
Lābha12:5512:55 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Amṛta14:352:35 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Kāla16:154:15 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid
Śubha17:565:56 PM–19:367:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:367:36 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Cara20:558:55 PM–22:1510:15 PMneutral
Roga22:1510:15 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Kāla23:3511:35 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5512:55+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMgood
Udvega26:142:14+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:343:34+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:544:54+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise19:367:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:4210:42 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 26:322:32+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 21:529:52 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 10:4210:42 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 21:209:20 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:352:35 PM–16:154:15 PM
Pradoṣa 19:367:36 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31+1 AM–25:191:19+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:154:15 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī10:4210:42 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraRevatī26:32 02:322:32 AM FriAśvinī
YogaVaidhṛti21:529:52 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni10:4210:42 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraGuruvāra30:14 06:146:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 681
Day length
13 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
29:595:59+1 AM
Moonset
18:576:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:156:15 AM07:557:55 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4210:42 AM11:3511:35 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:554:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:024:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:313:31 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:024:02 PM16:554:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:554:55 PM19:367:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:367:36 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:367:36 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:367:36 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2012:20+1 AM25:481:48+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31+1 AM25:191:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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