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May 1983 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 May 1983 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 21:019:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:487:48 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:084:08 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1810:18 AM–11:4711:47 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:237:23 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:237:23 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:536:53 AM–08:408:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:401:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:324:32 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

Amṛta05:065:06 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Kāla06:536:53 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Śubha08:408:40 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:365:36 PMgood
Amṛta17:365:36 PM–19:237:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:237:23 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Kāla21:499:49 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Lābha23:0211:02 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:271:27 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1good
Amṛta26:402:40 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Cara27:523:52 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:065:06 AM sunrise19:237:23 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:346:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 19:367:36 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:0812:08 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:487:48 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:346:34 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:536:53 AM–08:408:40 AM
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:237:23 PM–20:418:41 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:408:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 17 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:346:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā19:367:36 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti12:0812:08 PMŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija07:487:48 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2040
Śaka
1905
Kali
5084
Ahargaṇa
1 857 005
Day length
14 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
07:527:52 AM
Moonset
23:1511:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:084:08 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:408:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1810:18 AM11:4711:47 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:401:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:324:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:237:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:237:23 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:237:23 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:237:23 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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