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Thursday 5 October 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:542:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2512:25 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:341:34 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:071:07 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:071:07 PM
At noon, 13:071:07 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:033:03 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:592:59 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:177:17 AM–08:458:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:3911:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1011:10 AM–11:5711:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:342:34 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:493:49 PM–16:364:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:016:01 PM–19:317:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha07:177:17 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Roga08:458:45 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Udvega10:1210:12 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–13:061:06 PMneutral
Lābha13:061:06 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Amṛta14:342:34 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Kāla16:014:01 PM–17:285:28 PMavoid
Śubha17:285:28 PM–18:556:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:556:55 PM–20:288:28 PMgood
Cara20:288:28 PM–22:0110:01 PMneutral
Roga22:0110:01 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Kāla23:3411:34 PM–25:071:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:071:07 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1good
Udvega26:402:40 AM+1–28:134:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:134:13 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Amṛta29:465:46 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:2512:25 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 29:145:14 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 14:252:25 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:341:34 PM
Bālavauntil 24:2512:25 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:301:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:342:34 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 24:4312:43 AM+1–25:311:31 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 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:311:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:25 00:2512:25 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā29:14 05:145:14 AM FriRohiṇī
YogaVajra14:252:25 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava13:341:34 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:18 07:187:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2001
Śaka
1866
Kali
5045
Ahargaṇa
1 842 903
Day length
11 h 38 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
21:219:21 PM
Moonset
10:3010:30 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:5711:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5711:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:033:03 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:493:49 PM16:364:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:016:01 PM19:317:31 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4312:43 AM+125:311:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:592:59 AM+128:294:29 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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