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April 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 23 April 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 23:1211:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:281:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

04:404:40 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0611:06 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:193:19 AM–04:004:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:403:40 AM–04:404:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:557:55 PM–21:429:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:404:40 AM–06:256:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:129:12 AM–10:5910:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:199:19 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–15:083:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:503:50 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

Śubha04:404:40 AM–06:256:25 AMgood
Roga06:256:25 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Udvega08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Cara09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Amṛta13:241:24 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Kāla15:083:08 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:386:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:386:38 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Cara19:537:53 PM–21:089:08 PMneutral
Roga21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Lābha23:3811:38 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5312:53+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:082:08+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:233:23+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:404:40 AM to 28:384:38+1 AM

04:404:40 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 28:384:38+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 11:0611:06 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:2112:21 PM
Bālavauntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–15:083:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:083:08 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:28 01:281:28 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhāpast sunriseMūla
YogaVarīyān11:0611:06 AMParigha
KaraṇaBava12:2112:21 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra28:38 04:384:38 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 252
Day length
13 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:2110:21 PM
Moonset
06:586:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:193:19 AM04:404:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:193:19 AM04:004:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:403:40 AM04:404:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:404:40 AM07:287:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:404:40 AM06:256:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:287:28 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:129:12 AM10:5910:59 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:199:19 AM10:1510:15 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:557:55 PM21:429:42 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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