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Tuesday 18 May 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:186:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:118:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:118:11 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 350° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 350° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:021:02 PM–14:482:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:388:38 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:179:17 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–14:142:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:533:53 PM–17:325:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3011:30 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMan 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

Roga06:006:00 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Udvega07:397:39 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Cara09:179:17 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Kāla14:142:14 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Śubha15:533:53 PM–17:325:32 PMgood
Roga17:325:32 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:117:11 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Lābha20:328:32 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Udvega21:539:53 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Śubha23:1411:14 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3512:35+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMgood
Cara25:561:56+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMneutral
Roga27:173:17+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:384:38+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:118:11 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 18:216:21 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 08:118:11 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 21:159:15 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:533:53 PM–17:325:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:325:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī08:118:11 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī18:216:21 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚobhana29:31 05:315:31 AM WedAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaŚakuni08:118:11 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 678
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
29:535:53+1 AM
Moonset
18:336:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:388:38 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:021:02 PM14:482:48 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:533:53 PM17:325:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:117:11 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:117:11 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:117:11 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3011:30 PM24:1312:13+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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