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Monday 6 May 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:0912:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:062:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:062:06 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 347° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 347° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2011:20 AM–13:061:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:546:54 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:546:54 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:516:51 AM–08:348:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1810:18 AM–12:0112:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–15:283:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:522:52 PM–16:374:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:094:09 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

Amṛta05:085:08 AM–06:516:51 AMgood
Kāla06:516:51 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Śubha08:348:34 AM–10:1810:18 AMgood
Roga10:1810:18 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Udvega12:0112:01 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Cara13:441:44 PM–15:283:28 PMneutral
Lābha15:283:28 PM–17:115:11 PMgood
Amṛta17:115:11 PM–18:546:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:546:54 PM–20:118:11 PMneutral
Roga20:118:11 PM–21:289:28 PMavoid
Kāla21:289:28 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Lābha22:4410:44 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0112:01+1 AM–25:171:17+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:171:17+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:342:34+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Cara27:503:50+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:075:07+1 AM

05:085:08 AM sunrise18:546:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:075:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 14:062:06 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 19:167:16 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 26:052:05+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 14:062:06 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:552:55+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:516:51 AM–08:348:34 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:546:54 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:348:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī14:062:06 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAśvinī19:167:16 PMBharaṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān26:05 02:052:05 AM TueSaubhāgya
KaraṇaŚakuni14:062:06 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra29:07 05:075:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 290
Day length
13 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
29:065:06+1 AM
Moonset
17:565:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1810:18 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM13:061:06 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:241:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:522:52 PM16:374:37 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:094:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:546:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:546:54 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:546:54 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:546:54 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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