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May 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 5 May 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 03:393:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:355:35 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

04:274:27 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:093:09 AM–03:483:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:283:28 AM–04:274:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:053:05 PM–16:514:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya04:274:27 AM–06:136:13 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla06:146:14 AM–08:018:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:499:49 AM–11:3611:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–15:103:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:533:53 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

Amṛta04:274:27 AM–06:146:14 AMgood
Kāla06:146:14 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Śubha08:018:01 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Roga09:499:49 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Udvega11:3611:36 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–15:103:10 PMneutral
Lābha15:103:10 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:456:45 PM–19:587:58 PMneutral
Roga19:587:58 PM–21:109:10 PMavoid
Kāla21:109:10 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Udvega23:3511:35 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4812:48 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1good
Amṛta26:002:00 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1good
Cara27:133:13 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:274:27 AM to 28:254:25 AM+1

04:274:27 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 28:254:25 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:404:40 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:146:14 AM–08:018:01 AM
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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 08:018:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā24:49 00:4912:49 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa10:5610:56 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija16:404:40 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra28:25 04:254:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 299
Day length
14 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:266:26 AM
Moonset
22:3410:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:093:09 AM04:274:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:093:09 AM03:483:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:283:28 AM04:274:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:274:27 AM07:187:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra04:274:27 AM06:136:13 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:146:14 AM08:018:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:187:18 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:514:51 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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