May 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 12 May 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:304:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:114:11 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1511:15 AM–13:001:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:207:20 PM–19:397:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:207:20 PM–20:198:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:008:00 AM–08:568:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:335:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1511:15 PM–23:5511:55 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

Roga05:105:10 AM–06:566:56 AMavoid
Udvega06:566:56 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Cara08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–14:012:01 PMgood
Kāla14:012:01 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:335:33 PMgood
Roga17:335:33 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:207:20 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Lābha20:338:33 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Śubha23:0111:01 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1412:14 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1good
Cara25:281:28 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1neutral
Roga26:422:42 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:553:55 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:105:10 AM sunrise19:207:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 22:1410:14 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:088:08 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:181:18 PM
Bavauntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:335:33 PM
Pradoṣa 19:207:20 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:335:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:388:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:181:18 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā22:1410:14 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti20:088:08 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:181:18 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 235
Day length
14 h 10 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:298:29 AM
Moonset
22:5410:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:304:30 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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:008:00 AM08:568:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1511:15 AM13:001:00 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:012:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:335:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM19:207:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:207:20 PM20:388:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:207:20 PM19:397:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:207:20 PM20:198:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1511:15 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°17′24″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
38°52′ N 115°28′ E · GeoNames 1816971