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October 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 30 October 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:032:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:144:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:352:35 PM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:5712:57 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining12:5712:57 PM
At noon, 12:5712:57 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:485:48 AM–06:416:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3512:35 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:098:09 PM–21:559:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:347:34 AM–08:558:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:339:33 AM–11:1911:19 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1510:15 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0911:09 AM–11:5211:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:104:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha07:347:34 AM–08:558:55 AMgood
Roga08:558:55 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Udvega10:1510:15 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Cara11:3611:36 AM–12:5612:56 PMneutral
Lābha12:5612:56 PM–14:172:17 PMgood
Amṛta14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Kāla15:373:37 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid
Śubha16:584:58 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:186:18 PM–19:587:58 PMgood
Cara19:587:58 PM–21:389:38 PMneutral
Roga21:389:38 PM–23:1711:17 PMavoid
Kāla23:1711:17 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5712:57 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1good
Udvega26:372:37 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:164:16 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1good
Amṛta29:565:56 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 16:144:14 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 27:143:14 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:352:35 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 16:144:14 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 29:115:11 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3512:35 PM–13:181:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 24:3312:33 AM+1–25:211:21 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:211:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī16:144:14 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraCitrā27:14 03:143:14 AM FriSvātī
YogaViṣkambha14:352:35 PMPrīti
KaraṇaŚakuni16:144:14 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraGuruvāra31:35 07:357:35 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 286
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
31:117:11 AM+1
Moonset
17:555:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:485:48 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:485:48 AM06:416:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:156:15 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:339:33 AM11:1911:19 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5211:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:104:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:098:09 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3312:33 AM+125:211:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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