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Monday 20 October 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:224:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:156:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Naraka Caturdaśī · Choti Diwali

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

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:156:15 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Hasta, 2% 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 muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3512:35 PM–13:201:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:104:10 PM–17:565:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:488:48 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–14:042:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:212:21 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:174:17 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

Amṛta07:257:25 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Kāla08:488:48 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–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:306:30 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Lābha23:2111:21 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5812:58+1 AM–26:352:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:352:35+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:124:12+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMgood
Cara29:495:49+1 AM–31:267:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:267:26+1 AM

07:257:25 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:267:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:156:15 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:055:05+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 18:156:15 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 31:197:19+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:488:48 AM–10:1110:11 AM
Abhijit 12:3512:35 PM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34+1 AM–25:221:22+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. 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 05 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:156:15 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraHasta22:4710:47 PMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti29:05 05:055:05 AM TueViṣkambha
KaraṇaŚakuni18:156:15 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra31:26 07:267:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 503
Day length
11 h 05 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
31:067:06+1 AM
Moonset
17:425:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:389:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:389:38 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 muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:201:20 PM14:042:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:174:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:104:10 PM17:565:56 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34+1 AM25:221:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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