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May 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 2 May 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2910:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:269:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nṛsiṃha Caturdaśī · Narasimha Jayanti

Caturdaśī covers 82 of 82 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0310:03 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Citrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla15:133:13 PM–16:484:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:273:27 PM–16:224:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:028:02 PM–20:228:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:028:02 PM–21:039:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:196:19 AM–08:028:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:449:44 AM–11:2711:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5310:53 AM–11:4811:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:532:53 PM–16:364:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:224:22 PM–17:175:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:562:56+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:196:19 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Roga08:028:02 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Udvega09:449:44 AM–11:2711:27 AMavoid
Cara11:2711:27 AM–13:101:10 PMneutral
Lābha13:101:10 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Amṛta14:532:53 PM–16:364:36 PMgood
Kāla16:364:36 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid
Śubha18:196:19 PM–20:028:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:028:02 PM–21:199:19 PMgood
Cara21:199:19 PM–22:3610:36 PMneutral
Roga22:3610:36 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Kāla23:5311:53 PM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:101:10+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMgood
Udvega26:272:27+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:443:44+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:015:01+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise20:028:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:269:26 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 21:329:32 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 12:5112:51 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:0310:03 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:269:26 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:532:53 PM–16:364:36 PM
Pradoṣa 20:028:02 PM–21:249:24 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46+1 AM–25:341:34+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:364:36 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī21:269:26 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraCitrā21:329:32 PMSvātī
YogaVajra12:5112:51 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara10:0310:03 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:18 06:186:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 740
Day length
13 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:526:52 PM
Moonset
30:056:05+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:196:19 AM08:028:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:2711:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5310:53 AM11:4811:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM17:175:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:364:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:133:13 PM16:484:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:273:27 PM16:224:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:224:22 PM17:175:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:175:17 PM20:028:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:028:02 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:028:02 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:028:02 PM21:039:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46+1 AM25:341:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:562:56+1 AM28:284:28+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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