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Saturday 23 April 2005 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:413:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:263:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Citrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3612:36 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:104:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:447:44 PM–20:058:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:447:44 PM–20:488:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:341:34 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:226:22 AM–08:028:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:226:22 AM–07:157:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:157:15 AM–08:098:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:429:42 AM–11:2311:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–16:234:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:583:58 PM–17:345:34 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

Kāla06:226:22 AM–08:028:02 AMavoid
Śubha08:028:02 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Roga09:429:42 AM–11:2311:23 AMavoid
Udvega11:2311:23 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Cara13:031:03 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–18:046:04 PMgood
Kāla18:046:04 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:447:44 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:021:02 AM+1good
Cara25:021:02 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1neutral
Roga26:222:22 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:423:42 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:015:01 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise19:447:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:263:26 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 07:577:57 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 15:023:02 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:263:26 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:063:06 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:429:42 AM–11:2311:23 AM
Abhijit 12:3612:36 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 19:447:44 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38 AM+1–25:261:26 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2311:23 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 22 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī15:263:26 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraHasta07:577:57 AMCitrā
YogaHarṣaṇa15:023:02 PMVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija15:263:26 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:21 06:216:21 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 018
Day length
13 h 22 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:526:52 PM
Moonset
30:086:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:226:22 AM08:028:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:226:22 AM07:157:15 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:157:15 AM08:098:09 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:035:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:104:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:583:58 PM17:345:34 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening17:035:03 PM19:447:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:447:44 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:447:44 PM20:058:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:447:44 PM20:488:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38 AM+125:261:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:341:34 AM+127:113:11 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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