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Wednesday 26 April 2006 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:504:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:561:56 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

05:195:19 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:385:38 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 340° ahead of it, in Revatī, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 340° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:364:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:195:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4610:46 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2110:21 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3611:36 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:012:01 PM–15:283:28 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

Lābha05:195:19 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Śubha10:2110:21 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:466:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:466:46 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Amṛta21:249:24 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Cara22:4310:43 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0212:02 AM+1–25:211:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:211:21 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:402:40 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Udvega27:593:59 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18 AM+1

05:195:19 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 05:385:38 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 26:092:09 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:223:22 PM
Śakuniuntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī25:56 01:561:56 AM ThuAmāvasyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:57 00:5712:57 AM ThuAśvinī
YogaVaidhṛti05:385:38 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:223:22 PMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra29:18 05:185:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 386
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
28:474:47 AM+1
Moonset
17:195:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:195:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:364:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:195:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:195:19 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:012:01 PM15:283:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4610:46 PM24:1412:14 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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