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April 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 17 April 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 09:079:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:176:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:176:17 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 243° ahead of it, in Mūla, 73% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 243° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:463:46 PM–17:155:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:486:48 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:526:52 AM–08:218:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1010:10 AM–11:5011:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2411:24 AM–12:1712:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:138:13 PM–21:439:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:075:07 AM–06:486:48 AMgood
Amṛta06:486:48 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Śubha10:1010:10 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Roga11:5011:50 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Cara15:123:12 PM–16:534:53 PMneutral
Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:346:34 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Śubha19:537:53 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Amṛta21:129:12 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–23:5011:50 PMneutral
Roga23:5011:50 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:091:09 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:282:28 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1good
Udvega27:473:47 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:075:07 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 06:176:17 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 27:573:57 AM+1
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 21:439:43 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 14:132:13 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 06:176:17 AM
Garauntil 17:035:03 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:573:57 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5011:50 AM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–19:587:58 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  12. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī06:176:17 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMūla21:439:43 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaParigha14:132:13 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila06:176:17 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 498
Day length
13 h 26 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:4212:42 AM+1
Moonset
08:028:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:497:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:486:48 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:526:52 AM08:218:21 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:497:49 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:463:46 PM17:155:15 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:138:13 PM21:439:43 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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