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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 10 April 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:034:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:552:55 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:233:23 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:522:52 PM–16:254:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:565:56 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:3110:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0010:00 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–15:053:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:423:42 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

Śubha05:565:56 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Cara10:3110:31 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Amṛta13:341:34 PM–15:053:05 PMgood
Kāla15:053:05 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Śubha16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:086:08 PM–19:377:37 PMgood
Cara19:377:37 PM–21:059:05 PMneutral
Roga21:059:05 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1good
Udvega25:301:30 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:592:59 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Amṛta28:274:27 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:552:55 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 17:125:12 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:0510:05 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:233:23 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:552:55 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–15:053:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:053:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:55 02:552:55 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā17:125:12 PMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān22:0510:05 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija15:233:23 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra29:55 05:555:55 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 083
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:338:33 AM
Moonset
21:099:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:565:56 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0010:00 AM10:4910:49 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:522:52 PM16:254:25 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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