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October 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 19 October 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:181:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:403:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

Caturdaśī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoLakṣmī PūjāDiwali determinateKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:403:40 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 347° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 347° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3612:36 PM–13:201:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:553:55 PM–17:435:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–10:1110:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3411:34 AM–12:5812:58 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:201:20 PM–14:052:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:212:21 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:184:18 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

Amṛta07:247:24 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Śubha10:1110:11 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Roga11:3411:34 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Udvega12:5812:58 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Cara14:212:21 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Amṛta17:085:08 PM–18:326:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:326:32 PM–20:088:08 PMneutral
Roga20:088:08 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Lābha23:2211:22 PM–24:5812:58 AM+1good
Udvega24:5812:58 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:352:35 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Amṛta28:114:11 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Cara29:485:48 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25 AM+1

07:247:24 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:403:40 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:3910:39 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 31:027:02 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 15:403:40 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 28:544:54 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–10:1110:11 AM
Abhijit 12:3612:36 PM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34 AM+1–25:221:22 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1110:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:201:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī15:403:40 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta22:3910:39 PMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti31:02 07:027:02 AM TueViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni15:403:40 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 640
Day length
11 h 08 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
31:017:01 AM+1
Moonset
18:136:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:201:20 PM14:052:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:184:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:553:55 PM17:435:43 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34 AM+125:221:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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