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October 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 20 October 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 23:0611:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4312:43 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

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

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:211:21 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4211:42 AM–13:071:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:322:32 PM–15:573:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:513:51 PM–16:374:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:573:57 PM–17:225:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:236:23 PM–20:088:08 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

Udvega06:036:03 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Cara07:287:28 AM–08:538:53 AMneutral
Lābha08:538:53 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Amṛta10:1710:17 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Śubha13:071:07 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Roga14:322:32 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Udvega15:573:57 PM–17:225:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:225:22 PM–18:576:57 PMgood
Amṛta18:576:57 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Cara20:328:32 PM–22:0810:08 PMneutral
Roga22:0810:08 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:181:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:181:18 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1good
Udvega26:532:53 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:284:28 AM+1–30:036:03 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03 AM+1

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:4312:43 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 07:267:26 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5811:58 AM
Bālavauntil 24:4312:43 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:573:57 PM–17:225:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:047:04 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:225:22 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:43 00:4312:43 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī27:05 03:053:05 AM MonMṛgaśirā
YogaVyatīpāta07:267:26 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava11:5811:58 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:03 06:036:03 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 457
Day length
11 h 19 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
20:108:10 PM
Moonset
09:089:08 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:573:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:513:51 PM16:374:37 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:573:57 PM17:225:22 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:236:23 PM20:088:08 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3611:36 PM25:211:21 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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