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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 17 April 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 08:468:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:357:35 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:357:35 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:253:25 PM–16:184:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:497:49 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:497:49 PM–20:538:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:318:31 PM–22:0610:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:168:16 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0011:00 AM–12:3512:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3411:34 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:376:37 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Amṛta08:168:16 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Śubha11:3411:34 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Roga13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Udvega14:522:52 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Cara16:314:31 PM–18:106:10 PMneutral
Lābha18:106:10 PM–19:497:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:497:49 PM–21:109:10 PMavoid
Śubha21:109:10 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Amṛta22:3010:30 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Cara23:5111:51 PM–25:121:12+1 AMneutral
Roga25:121:12+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:332:33+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:543:54+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Udvega29:155:15+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:366:36+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise19:497:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 07:357:35 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 16:054:05 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 07:357:35 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 19:087:08 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:497:49 PM–21:159:15 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48+1 AM–25:361:36+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  6. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:159:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī07:357:35 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraRevatī22:5310:53 PMAśvinī
YogaVaidhṛti16:054:05 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni07:357:35 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraBudhavāra30:36 06:366:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 725
Day length
13 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:137:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:5411:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0011:00 AM12:3512:35 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:253:25 PM16:184:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:497:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:497:49 PM21:159:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:497:49 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:497:49 PM20:538:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:318:31 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48+1 AM25:361:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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