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Tuesday 16 April 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:1912:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:079:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:095:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:079:07 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:443:44 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:054:05 AM–05:095:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:273:27 PM–16:544:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:436:43 AM–08:108:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:507:50 AM–08:438:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:308:30 AM–10:1010:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:311:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:524:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:2911:29 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

Roga05:095:09 AM–06:496:49 AMavoid
Udvega06:496:49 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Cara08:308:30 AM–10:1010:10 AMneutral
Lābha10:1010:10 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:311:31 PMgood
Kāla13:311:31 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Roga16:524:52 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:336:33 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Lābha19:527:52 PM–21:119:11 PMgood
Udvega21:119:11 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Śubha22:3110:31 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:091:09 AM+1good
Cara25:091:09 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1neutral
Roga26:292:29 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:483:48 AM+1–29:075:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:095:09 AM to 29:075:07 AM+1

05:095:09 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 29:075:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:079:07 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 23:2611:26 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 17:305:30 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:079:07 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:387:38 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:524:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:524:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:079:07 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā23:2611:26 PMMūla
YogaVarīyān17:305:30 PMParigha
KaraṇaBālava09:079:07 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:07 05:075:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 497
Day length
13 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:3711:37 PM
Moonset
07:077:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:443:44 AM05:095:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:443:44 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:054:05 AM05:095:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:095:09 AM07:507:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:436:43 AM08:108:10 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:507:50 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:507:50 AM08:438:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:308:30 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:524:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:273:27 PM16:544:54 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:2911:29 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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