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Tuesday 15 May 2040 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 16:414:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:057:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:525:52 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:084:08 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1510:15 AM–12:0312:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:577:57 AM–08:558:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:408:40 AM–10:2810:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:493:49 PM–17:375:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1611:16 PM–23:5511:55 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

Roga05:065:06 AM–06:536:53 AMavoid
Udvega06:536:53 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Cara08:408:40 AM–10:2810:28 AMneutral
Lābha10:2810:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Śubha15:493:49 PM–17:375:37 PMgood
Roga17:375:37 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:247:24 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Lābha20:368:36 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Udvega21:499:49 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Śubha23:0211:02 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1412:14 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1good
Cara25:271:27 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1neutral
Roga26:402:40 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:523:52 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:065:06 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:057:05 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:309:30 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 13:321:32 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 05:525:52 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:057:05 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:493:49 PM–17:375:37 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:375:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 18 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:057:05 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:309:30 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti13:321:32 PMŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija05:525:52 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2097
Śaka
1962
Kali
5141
Ahargaṇa
1 877 824
Day length
14 h 18 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
07:487:48 AM
Moonset
23:2111:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:084:08 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:577:57 AM08:558:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1510:15 AM12:0312:03 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:493:49 PM17:375:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1611:16 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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