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Monday 20 April 1908 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:158:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:546:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChennai12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:146:14 PM–19:477:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:277:27 AM–09:019:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:558:55 AM–10:2810:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:0812:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3312:33 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:411:41 PM–15:153:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:523:52 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

Amṛta05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Kāla07:277:27 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Śubha09:019:01 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Cara13:411:41 PM–15:153:15 PMneutral
Lābha15:153:15 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:226:22 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PMavoid
Kāla21:159:15 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Lābha22:4110:41 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1good
Udvega24:0812:08 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Amṛta27:013:01 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:546:54 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 26:472:47 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 14:052:05 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:367:36 AM
Bālavauntil 18:546:54 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:277:27 AM–09:019:01 AM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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 09:019:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:546:54 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā26:47 02:472:47 AM TueMūla
YogaVarīyān14:052:05 PMParigha
KaraṇaBava07:367:36 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 586
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
21:559:55 PM
Moonset
08:408:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:558:55 AM10:2810:28 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:146:14 PM19:477:47 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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