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Saturday 11 May 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 21:449:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:219:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:369:36 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:314:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:114:11 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:067:06 PM–20:438:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:397:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:188:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:105:10 AM–06:566:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:076:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:076:07 AM–07:037:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:271:27 PM–15:043:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:012:01 PM–15:473:47 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:105:10 AM–06:566:56 AMavoid
Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Roga08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Udvega10:2910:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Cara12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 PMneutral
Lābha14:012:01 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–17:335:33 PMgood
Kāla17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:197:19 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Udvega20:338:33 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Śubha21:479:47 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Amṛta23:0011:00 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Cara24:1412:14 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1neutral
Roga25:281:28 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:422:42 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:563:56 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:105:10 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:219:21 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 26:592:59 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:369:36 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:219:21 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AM
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:388:38 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2910:29 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 09 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:388:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:219:21 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrāpast sunrisePunarvasu
YogaDhṛti26:59 02:592:59 AM SunŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija09:369:36 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:09 05:095:09 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 295
Day length
14 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:098:09 AM
Moonset
22:3910:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:314:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:114:11 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:105:10 AM06:566:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:105:10 AM06:076:07 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:076:07 AM07:037:03 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:271:27 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:012:01 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:067:06 PM20:438:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:388:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:397:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:188:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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