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Monday 24 April 2023 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1810:18 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:494:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:137:13 PM–20:558:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:127:12 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:568:56 AM–10:3910:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:403:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:204:20 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

Amṛta05:305:30 AM–07:127:12 AMgood
Kāla07:127:12 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:403:40 PMneutral
Lābha15:403:40 PM–17:215:21 PMgood
Amṛta17:215:21 PM–19:037:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:037:03 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Kāla21:409:40 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Udvega24:1612:16 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1good
Amṛta26:532:53 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Cara28:114:11 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29 AM+1

05:305:30 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 28:374:37 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 10:1810:18 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Bavauntil 23:2911:29 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:127:12 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī10:5510:55 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā28:37 04:374:37 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana10:1810:18 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:5510:55 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:29 05:295:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 593
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:537:53 AM
Moonset
23:3811:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:494:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:568:56 AM10:3910:39 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:137:13 PM20:558:55 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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