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Monday 16 May 1949 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:053:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:022:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:022:02 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4612:46 PM–13:431:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:383:38 PM–16:354:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:248:24 PM–20:438:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:248:24 PM–21:229:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:379:37 PM–23:1311:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:537:53 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2711:27 AM–13:151:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0012:00 PM–13:361:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:431:43 PM–14:402:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:023:02 PM–16:494:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:354:35 PM–17:325:32 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

Amṛta06:066:06 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Kāla07:537:53 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Roga11:2711:27 AM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Udvega13:151:15 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Cara15:023:02 PM–16:494:49 PMneutral
Lābha16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 PMgood
Amṛta18:366:36 PM–20:248:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:248:24 PM–21:369:36 PMneutral
Roga21:369:36 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:141:14 AM+1good
Udvega25:141:14 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:272:27 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Amṛta27:403:40 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Cara28:524:52 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise20:248:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:022:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:252:25 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 16:474:47 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:022:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:537:53 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 12:4612:46 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 20:248:24 PM–21:419:41 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50 AM+1–25:381:38 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:431:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:419:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:022:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:25 02:252:25 AM TueUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhya16:474:47 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava14:022:02 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2006
Śaka
1871
Kali
5050
Ahargaṇa
1 844 587
Day length
14 h 18 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:4812:48 AM+1
Moonset
08:458:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0012:00 PM13:361:36 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:431:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:431:43 PM14:402:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:402:40 PM17:325:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:494:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:383:38 PM16:354:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:354:35 PM17:325:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:325:32 PM20:248:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:248:24 PM21:419:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:248:24 PM20:438:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:248:24 PM21:229:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:379:37 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50 AM+125:381:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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