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Sunday 13 April 1986 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 20:248:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5810:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:177:17 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:075:07 PM–18:006:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:145:14 PM–18:526:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:201:20 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega05:465:46 AM–07:247:24 AMavoid
Cara07:247:24 AM–09:039:03 AMneutral
Lābha09:039:03 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Amṛta10:4110:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Śubha13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Roga15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid
Udvega17:145:14 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:526:52 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Amṛta20:148:14 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Cara21:359:35 PM–22:5710:57 PMneutral
Roga22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1812:18 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:401:40 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Udvega27:013:01 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:234:23 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5810:58 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 07:177:17 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 09:009:00 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:419:41 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:5810:58 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:145:14 PM–18:526:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:526:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:5810:58 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā07:177:17 AMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān09:009:00 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija09:419:41 AMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra29:45 05:455:45 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 068
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:387:38 AM
Moonset
22:5810:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:145:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:075:07 PM18:006:00 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:145:14 PM18:526:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:201:20 AM+127:083:08 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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