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December 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 13 December 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:071:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1312:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3712:37 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 3% 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 muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:023:02 PM–16:374:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:487:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:2810:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:582:58 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

Śubha06:296:29 AM–07:487:48 AMgood
Roga07:487:48 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Cara10:2810:28 AM–11:4711:47 AMneutral
Lābha11:4711:47 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Amṛta13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Kāla14:272:27 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Cara18:466:46 PM–20:278:27 PMneutral
Roga20:278:27 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:281:28 AM+1good
Udvega25:281:28 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:083:08 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Amṛta28:494:49 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:191:19 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:3712:37 PM
Śakuniuntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:272:27 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:19 01:191:19 AM FriJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti28:30 04:304:30 AM FriŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:3712:37 PMŚakuni
VāraGuruvāra30:29 06:296:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 791
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:525:52 AM+1
Moonset
16:004:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM07:487:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:582:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:023:02 PM16:374:37 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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