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Wednesday 19 October 2016 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0310:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

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

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3711:37 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:121:12 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:557:55 AM–09:179:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:267:26 PM–20:528:52 PMa 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

Lābha06:326:32 AM–07:557:55 AMgood
Amṛta07:557:55 AM–09:179:17 AMgood
Kāla09:179:17 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Cara14:482:48 PM–16:114:11 PMneutral
Lābha16:114:11 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:345:34 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Śubha19:117:11 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Amṛta20:498:49 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0312:03 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:183:18 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1good
Udvega28:554:55 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 AM+1

06:326:32 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:0310:03 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 26:382:38 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 12:2112:21 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3711:37 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:187:18 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:0310:03 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī26:38 02:382:38 AM ThuMṛgaśirā
YogaVyatīpāta12:2112:21 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava11:3711:37 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 215
Day length
11 h 02 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
20:208:20 PM
Moonset
09:439:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:557:55 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:267:26 PM20:528:52 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4511:45 PM25:121:12 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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