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Wednesday 1 May 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 17:555:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:148:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:067:06 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 14 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0911:09 AM–12:5612:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:497:49 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:497:49 PM–20:498:49 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:327:32 AM–09:179:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0311:03 AM–12:4812:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2012:20 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4812:48 PM–14:332:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:475:47 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Amṛta07:327:32 AM–09:179:17 AMgood
Kāla09:179:17 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Śubha11:0311:03 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Roga12:4812:48 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Udvega14:332:33 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Cara16:184:18 PM–18:046:04 PMneutral
Lābha18:046:04 PM–19:497:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:497:49 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Śubha21:049:04 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Amṛta22:1810:18 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Cara23:3311:33 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1neutral
Roga24:4712:47 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:022:02 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:163:16 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1good
Udvega28:314:31 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:465:46 AM+1

05:475:47 AM sunrise19:497:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:148:14 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 20:598:59 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 11:4411:44 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:067:06 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:148:14 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4812:48 PM–14:332:33 PM
Pradoṣa 19:497:49 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:332:33 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī20:148:14 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā20:598:59 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa11:4411:44 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija07:067:06 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 512
Day length
14 h 02 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:527:52 AM
Moonset
24:1112:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0911:09 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM17:015:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:015:01 PM19:497:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:497:49 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:497:49 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:497:49 PM20:498:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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