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Wednesday 20 April 2022 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 19:097:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:234:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:465:46 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:066:06 PM–19:357:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:167:16 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:179:17 AM–10:4610:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–12:1712:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:365:36 AM–07:167:16 AMgood
Amṛta07:167:16 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Roga12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Udvega13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Cara15:383:38 PM–17:195:19 PMneutral
Lābha17:195:19 PM–18:596:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:596:59 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Śubha20:198:19 PM–21:389:38 PMgood
Amṛta21:389:38 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Cara22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1712:17 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:361:36 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:562:56 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Udvega28:154:15 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:234:23 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 26:112:11 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 16:094:09 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 05:465:46 AM
Bālavauntil 16:234:23 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:023:02 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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 13:581:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:234:23 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā26:11 02:112:11 AM ThuMūla
YogaVarīyān16:094:09 PMParigha
KaraṇaBava05:465:46 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 224
Day length
13 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:2511:25 PM
Moonset
07:437:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:179:17 AM10:4610:46 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:066:06 PM19:357:35 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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