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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 26 April 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:591:59+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:262:26 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:483:48 PM–17:235:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:296:29 AM–08:018:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:187:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:187:18 AM–08:078:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:349:34 AM–11:0611:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMYama’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

Kāla06:296:29 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Śubha08:018:01 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Roga09:349:34 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Udvega11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Cara12:3812:38 PM–14:112:11 PMneutral
Lābha14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Kāla17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Śubha21:439:43 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Amṛta23:1111:11 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Cara24:3812:38+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMneutral
Roga26:062:06+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:333:33+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:015:01+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:591:59+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 24:3412:34+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 25:331:33+1 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:262:26 PM
Bālavauntil 25:591:59+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:349:34 AM–11:0611:06 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0611:06 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:59 01:591:59 AM SunPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā24:34 00:3412:34 AM SunMūla
YogaParigha25:33 01:331:33 AM SunŚiva
KaraṇaBava14:262:26 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:28 06:286:28 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 099
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:0110:01 PM
Moonset
09:119:11 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:296:29 AM08:018:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:296:29 AM07:187:18 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:187:18 AM08:078:07 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:349:34 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:483:48 PM17:235:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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