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Saturday 31 March 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 04:234:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:243:24+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3912:39 PM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:394:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:008:00 AM–09:339:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:245:24 AM–06:596:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:156:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:156:15 AM–07:057:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:348:34 AM–10:1010:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:201:20 PM–14:552:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:3812:38+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMa 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

Kāla05:245:24 AM–06:596:59 AMavoid
Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Roga08:348:34 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Udvega10:1010:10 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Cara11:4511:45 AM–13:201:20 PMneutral
Lābha13:201:20 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Amṛta14:552:55 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Kāla16:314:31 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:066:06 PM–19:307:30 PMgood
Udvega19:307:30 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Śubha20:558:55 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Amṛta22:1910:19 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Cara23:4411:44 PM–25:081:08+1 AMneutral
Roga25:081:08+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:332:33+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:573:57+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:225:22+1 AM

05:245:24 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:225:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:243:24+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 12:3912:39 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 13:141:14 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:483:48 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:243:24+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:348:34 AM–10:1010:10 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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 10:1010:10 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī27:24 03:243:24 AM SunPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī12:3912:39 PMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha13:141:14 PMPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija15:483:48 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:22 05:225:22 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 498
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:217:21 AM
Moonset
21:439:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:394:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:245:24 AM06:596:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:245:24 AM06:156:15 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:156:15 AM07:057:05 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:008:00 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:348:34 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3812:38+1 AM26:142:14+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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