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May 1973 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 May 1973 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:484:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:286:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate

At sunrise

04:594:59 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:286:28 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 171° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 171° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:393:39 AM–04:194:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:593:59 AM–04:594:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:237:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0312:03 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:446:44 AM–08:308:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1510:15 AM–12:0112:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:461:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:251:25 PM–15:123:12 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

Lābha04:594:59 AM–06:446:44 AMgood
Amṛta06:446:44 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Śubha10:1510:15 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Roga12:0112:01 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Udvega13:461:46 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Cara15:323:32 PM–17:175:17 PMneutral
Lābha17:175:17 PM–19:037:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:037:03 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Śubha20:178:17 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Amṛta21:329:32 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Cara22:4610:46 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0012:00 AM+1–25:151:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:151:15 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:292:29 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1good
Udvega27:443:44 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:594:59 AM to 28:584:58 AM+1

04:594:59 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 28:584:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 06:286:28 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:137:13 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:286:28 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:257:25 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0112:01 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:461:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī06:286:28 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraSvātī07:137:13 AMViśākhā
YogaVarīyān22:3610:36 PMParigha
KaraṇaVaṇija06:286:28 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra28:58 04:584:58 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 353
Day length
14 h 04 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:376:37 PM
Moonset
28:394:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:393:39 AM04:594:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:393:39 AM04:194:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:593:59 AM04:594:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:594:59 AM07:487:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:446:44 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:487:48 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM15:123:12 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:237:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0312:03 AM+125:501:50 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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