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Tuesday 18 November 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 08:208:20 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:457:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:257:25 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:455:45 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:138:13 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4611:46 AM–13:151:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:134:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:507:50 PM–21:299:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga05:505:50 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Cara08:488:48 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:4611:46 AMgood
Amṛta11:4611:46 AM–13:151:15 PMgood
Kāla13:151:15 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Roga16:134:13 PM–17:425:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:425:42 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Lābha19:137:13 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Śubha22:1510:15 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Amṛta23:4611:46 PM–25:171:17 AM+1good
Cara25:171:17 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1neutral
Roga26:482:48 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:204:20 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 AM+1

05:505:50 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 07:457:45 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 07:257:25 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 09:259:25 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:457:45 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:457:45 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:134:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:134:13 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī07:457:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā07:257:25 AMPunarvasu
YogaSādhya09:259:25 AMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava07:457:45 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:51 05:515:51 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 305
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
21:349:34 PM
Moonset
09:199:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:138:13 AM09:009:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4611:46 AM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:507:50 PM21:299:29 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:455:45 AM+131:257:25 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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