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Tuesday 12 April 2005 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:073:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:533:53 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:212:21 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:311:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:169:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:4110:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1311:13 PM–23:5711:57 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

Roga05:475:47 AM–07:257:25 AMavoid
Udvega07:257:25 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:4110:41 AMneutral
Lābha10:4110:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Amṛta12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Kāla13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Roga17:145:14 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:526:52 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Lābha20:138:13 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Udvega21:359:35 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Śubha22:5710:57 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1912:19 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Cara25:401:40 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:244:24 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:455:45 AM+1

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:533:53 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 14:212:21 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 16:594:59 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:253:25 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:533:53 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:145:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 05 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 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 Caturthī27:53 03:533:53 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā14:212:21 PMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān16:594:59 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija15:253:25 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 007
Day length
13 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:287:28 AM
Moonset
22:4610:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:169:16 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:311:31 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:145:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1311:13 PM23:5711:57 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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