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Thursday 16 November 1989 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 03:553:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:441:44 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0311:03 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:406:40 PM–20:108:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:027:02 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:329:32 AM–10:4710:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2210:22 AM–11:0211:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:332:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:241:24 PM–14:542:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:033:03 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

Śubha07:027:02 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Udvega09:329:32 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Cara10:4710:47 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Kāla14:332:33 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:496:49 PMgood
Cara18:496:49 PM–20:338:33 PMneutral
Roga20:338:33 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Udvega25:481:48 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:333:33 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Amṛta29:185:18 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1

07:027:02 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:441:44 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 28:054:05 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 11:0311:03 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:442:44 PM
Bālavauntil 25:441:44 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:332:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:332:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:44 01:441:44 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā28:05 04:054:05 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaSiddha11:0311:03 AMSādhya
KaraṇaBava14:442:44 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:03 07:037:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2046
Śaka
1911
Kali
5090
Ahargaṇa
1 859 381
Day length
10 h 02 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:447:44 PM
Moonset
10:2710:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2210:22 AM11:0211:02 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:241:24 PM14:542:54 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:033:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:406:40 PM20:108:10 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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