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April 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 5 April 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4411:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:141:14 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:145:14 AM
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4712:47 PM
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:203:20 PM
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:077:07 PM
  • Amṛta kāla21:199:19 PM–22:4610:46 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika07:347:34 AM–09:109:10 AM
  • Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM–09:239:23 AM
  • Rāhu kāla10:4610:46 AM–12:2112:21 PM
  • Varjya12:3812:38 PM–14:052:05 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:381:38 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:333:33 PM–17:095:09 PM

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

Cara05:595:59 AM–07:347:34 AMneutral
Lābha07:347:34 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Amṛta09:109:10 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Kāla10:4610:46 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Śubha12:2112:21 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Roga13:571:57 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Udvega15:333:33 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid
Cara17:095:09 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:446:44 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Lābha21:329:32 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Udvega22:5710:57 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1good
Amṛta25:451:45 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Cara27:093:09 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1neutral
Roga28:334:33 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:4411:44 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 23:2911:29 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:073:07 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:141:14 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:4411:44 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4610:46 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2112:21 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī23:4411:44 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā23:2911:29 PMRohiṇī
YogaPrīti15:073:07 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija13:141:14 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra29:57 05:575:57 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 450
Day length
12 h 46 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:038:03 AM
Moonset
22:3010:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:294:29 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:595:59 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika07:347:34 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava08:328:32 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM09:239:23 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla10:4610:46 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijit11:5611:56 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjya12:3812:38 PM14:052:05 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:381:38 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya14:292:29 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa15:333:33 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna16:114:11 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa18:446:44 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli18:446:44 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla21:199:19 PM22:4610:46 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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