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April 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 5 April 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Trayodaśī

Guruvāra. Trayodaśī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:347:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

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

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Trayodaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:347:34 AM

Trayodaśī gives way to Caturdaśī.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 159° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 159° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:039:03 PM–22:2910:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:076:07 AM–07:397:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:109:10 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1110:11 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2512:25 PM–13:511:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:451:45 PM–15:163:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:533:53 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

Śubha06:076:07 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Roga07:397:39 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Udvega09:109:10 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:1312:13 PMneutral
Lābha12:1312:13 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Amṛta13:451:45 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Kāla15:163:16 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Śubha16:484:48 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:196:19 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Cara19:487:48 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Kāla22:4510:45 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1312:13 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:103:10 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1good
Amṛta28:384:38 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Trayodaśīuntil 07:347:34 AM
Caturdaśīuntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 18:446:44 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 07:347:34 AM
Garauntil 18:016:01 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:451:45 PM–15:163:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. SunriseTrayodaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:163:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Trayodaśī07:347:34 AMCaturdaśī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī27:31 03:313:31 AM FriHasta
YogaVṛddhi18:446:44 PMDhruva
KaraṇaTaitila07:347:34 AMGara
VāraGuruvāra30:07 06:076:07 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 557
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
17:015:01 PM
Moonset
29:195:19 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:076:07 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:109:10 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1110:11 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2512:25 PM13:511:51 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:039:03 PM22:2910:29 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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