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Wednesday 20 May 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Adhika Jyeṣṭha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 16:494:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:371:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:025:02 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:244:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:054:05 AM–05:025:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:287:28 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:287:28 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:304:30 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:398:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–14:032:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:427:42 PM–21:109:10 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

Lābha05:025:02 AM–06:506:50 AMgood
Amṛta06:506:50 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Kāla08:398:39 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Udvega14:032:03 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:395:39 PMneutral
Lābha17:395:39 PM–19:287:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:287:28 PM–20:398:39 PMavoid
Śubha20:398:39 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Amṛta21:519:51 PM–23:0311:03 PMgood
Cara23:0311:03 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1512:15 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:261:26 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:382:38 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Udvega27:503:50 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:025:02 AM to 29:025:02 AM+1

05:025:02 AM sunrise19:287:28 PM sunsetsunrise 29:025:02 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:371:37 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:428:42 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 16:404:40 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:371:37 PM
Bavauntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–14:032:03 PM
Pradoṣa 19:287:28 PM–20:448:44 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:032:03 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:448:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:371:37 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:428:42 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚūla16:404:40 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:371:37 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:02 05:025:02 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 715
Day length
14 h 25 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
07:577:57 AM
Moonset
23:3211:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:025:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:244:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:054:05 AM05:025:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:025:02 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:398:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:344:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:344:34 PM19:287:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:287:28 PM20:448:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:287:28 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:287:28 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:109:10 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:304:30 AM+129:585:58 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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