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Tuesday 17 October 2028 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:166:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:362:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 101 of 101 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0912:09 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Hasta, 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 muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:305:30 PM–18:556:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–09:039:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:049:04 AM–10:2910:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:342:34 PM–15:593:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2710:27 PM–23:1811:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:515:51+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMa 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

Roga06:016:01 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Śubha14:342:34 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Roga15:593:59 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:245:24 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Lābha18:596:59 PM–20:348:34 PMgood
Udvega20:348:34 PM–22:0810:08 PMavoid
Śubha22:0810:08 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Cara25:181:18+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMneutral
Roga26:522:52+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:274:27+1 AM–30:026:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 14:362:36 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:0912:09 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 14:362:36 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 24:4512:45+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:342:34 PM–15:593:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:593:59 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī14:362:36 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta22:4710:47 PMCitrā
YogaIndra12:0912:09 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaŚakuni14:362:36 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 596
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
29:585:58+1 AM
Moonset
16:294:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM09:039:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:049:04 AM10:2910:29 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:342:34 PM15:593:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:305:30 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2710:27 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:515:51+1 AM31:167:16+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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