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April 1974 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 26 April 1974 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 13:231:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1911:19 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:172:17 PM–15:473:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:057:05 PM–19:257:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:057:05 PM–20:078:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:107:10 AM–08:528:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:118:11 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3410:34 AM–12:1612:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:413:41 PM–17:235:23 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

Cara05:285:28 AM–07:107:10 AMneutral
Lābha07:107:10 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Amṛta08:528:52 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Kāla10:3410:34 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Śubha12:1612:16 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Roga13:581:58 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Udvega15:413:41 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid
Cara17:235:23 PM–19:057:05 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:057:05 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Kāla20:228:22 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Lābha21:409:40 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Udvega22:5810:58 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1612:16 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1good
Amṛta25:331:33 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1good
Cara26:512:51 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1neutral
Roga28:094:09 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:275:27 AM+1

05:285:28 AM sunrise19:057:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Bavauntil 22:1410:14 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3410:34 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:057:05 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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 12:1612:16 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:1911:19 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā22:3510:35 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa23:5611:56 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:1911:19 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:27 05:275:27 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 698
Day length
13 h 37 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:108:10 AM
Moonset
23:1911:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:118:11 AM09:069:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM15:473:47 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:413:41 PM17:235:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM19:057:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:057:05 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:057:05 PM19:257:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:057:05 PM20:078:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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