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May 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 21 May 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Jyeṣṭha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:0012:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:102:10 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:015:01 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:031:03 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:015:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:297:29 PM–19:487:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:297:29 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:557:55 AM–08:538:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:388:38 AM–10:2710:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–14:032:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:523:52 PM–17:405:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1711:17 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga05:015:01 AM–06:506:50 AMavoid
Udvega06:506:50 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Cara08:388:38 AM–10:2710:27 AMneutral
Lābha10:2710:27 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:405:40 PMgood
Roga17:405:40 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:297:29 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Lābha20:408:40 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Śubha23:0311:03 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1512:15 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1good
Cara25:261:26 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1neutral
Roga26:382:38 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:493:49 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:015:01 AM to 29:015:01 AM+1

05:015:01 AM sunrise19:297:29 PM sunsetsunrise 29:015:01 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 15:493:49 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 21:549:54 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:031:03 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:523:52 PM–17:405:40 PM
Pradoṣa 19:297:29 PM–20:458:45 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:405:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:10 02:102:10 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā15:493:49 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚūla21:549:54 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija13:031:03 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:01 05:015:01 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 759
Day length
14 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:068:06 AM
Moonset
22:2710:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:015:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:015:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:015:01 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:557:55 AM08:538:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:405:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:297:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:297:29 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:297:29 PM19:487:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:297:29 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1711:17 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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