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May 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 12 May 1959 · Bucharest, Romania

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 05:225:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:187:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

04:534:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 14 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:383:38 AM–04:164:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:573:57 AM–04:534:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:155:15 AM–07:007:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:317:31 PM–19:507:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:317:31 PM–20:278:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:497:49 AM–08:478:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:338:33 AM–10:2210:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:523:52 PM–17:425:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1611:16 PM–23:5311:53 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

Roga04:534:53 AM–06:436:43 AMavoid
Udvega06:436:43 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Cara08:338:33 AM–10:2210:22 AMneutral
Lābha10:2210:22 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:425:42 PMgood
Roga17:425:42 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:317:31 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Lābha20:418:41 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Śubha23:0211:02 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1212:12+1 AM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Cara25:221:22+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMneutral
Roga26:322:32+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:423:42+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:534:53 AM to 28:524:52+1 AM

04:534:53 AM sunrise19:317:31 PM sunsetsunrise 28:524:52+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 07:187:18 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 16:144:14 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 14:082:08 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:187:18 AM
Bavauntil 20:068:06 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:523:52 PM–17:425:42 PM
Pradoṣa 19:317:31 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+1 AM

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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:425:42 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 38 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī07:187:18 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā16:144:14 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti14:082:08 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:187:18 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:52 04:524:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 235
Day length
14 h 38 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:268:26 AM
Moonset
23:1511:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:383:38 AM04:534:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:383:38 AM04:164:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:573:57 AM04:534:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:534:53 AM07:497:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:155:15 AM07:007:00 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:497:49 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:497:49 AM08:478:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:338:33 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:425:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM19:317:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:317:31 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:317:31 PM19:507:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:317:31 PM20:278:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1611:16 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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