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Thursday 13 May 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 07:417:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:455:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:095:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:455:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:573:57 AM–04:334:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:095:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:063:06 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:048:04 PM–20:228:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:048:04 PM–20:588:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:095:09 AM–07:017:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:4510:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0810:08 AM–11:0711:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:282:28 PM–16:204:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:054:05 PM–17:055:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:2210:22 PM–23:5311:53 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

Śubha05:095:09 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Roga07:017:01 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Cara10:4510:45 AM–12:3712:37 PMneutral
Lābha12:3712:37 PM–14:282:28 PMgood
Amṛta14:282:28 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Kāla16:204:20 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid
Śubha18:126:12 PM–20:048:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:048:04 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Cara21:129:12 PM–22:2010:20 PMneutral
Roga22:2010:20 PM–23:2811:28 PMavoid
Kāla23:2811:28 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3612:36+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMgood
Udvega25:441:44+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:522:52+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:004:00+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:095:09 AM to 29:085:08+1 AM

05:095:09 AM sunrise20:048:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:085:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 05:455:45 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 11:0411:04 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 07:137:13 AM
Śūlauntil 28:244:24+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:455:45 AM
Bavauntil 16:424:42 PM
Bālavauntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–13:061:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:282:28 PM–16:204:20 PM
Pradoṣa 20:048:04 PM–21:169:16 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:204:20 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 54 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:169:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  15. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī05:455:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā11:0411:04 AMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti07:137:13 AMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:455:45 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:08 05:085:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 219
Day length
14 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
07:597:59 AM
Moonset
24:5412:54+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:573:57 AM05:095:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:573:57 AM04:334:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:095:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:095:09 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:095:09 AM07:017:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0810:08 AM11:0711:07 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM17:055:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:282:28 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:063:06 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:054:05 PM17:055:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:055:05 PM20:048:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:048:04 PM21:169:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:048:04 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:048:04 PM20:588:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2210:22 PM23:5311:53 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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