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May 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 3 May 1976 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:341:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:195:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4411:44 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:583:58 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:195:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:471:47 PM–15:303:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:127:12 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:127:12 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:037:03 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:591:59 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:254:25 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

Amṛta05:195:19 AM–07:037:03 AMgood
Kāla07:037:03 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Cara13:591:59 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:285:28 PMgood
Amṛta17:285:28 PM–19:127:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:127:12 PM–20:288:28 PMneutral
Roga20:288:28 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Lābha22:5910:59 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Udvega24:1512:15 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:301:30 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1good
Amṛta26:462:46 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Cara28:024:02 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18 AM+1

05:195:19 AM sunrise19:127:12 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:1611:16 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 11:4411:44 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:021:02 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:037:03 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:127:12 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:34 01:341:34 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:1611:16 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa11:4411:44 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija13:021:02 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:18 05:185:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 436
Day length
13 h 53 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:567:56 AM
Moonset
22:3510:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:583:58 AM05:195:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:583:58 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:195:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:195:19 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:471:47 PM15:303:30 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM19:127:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:127:12 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:127:12 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:127:12 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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