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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 7 April 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 04:504:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:043:04+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:095:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2611:26 AM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:413:41 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:095:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2412:24+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4311:43 AM–13:211:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:003:00 PM–16:384:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta16:324:32 PM–17:245:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:384:38 PM–18:176:17 PMRāhu’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

Udvega05:095:09 AM–06:476:47 AMavoid
Cara06:476:47 AM–08:268:26 AMneutral
Lābha08:268:26 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Amṛta10:0410:04 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Śubha13:211:21 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Roga15:003:00 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Udvega16:384:38 PM–18:176:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:176:17 PM–19:387:38 PMgood
Amṛta19:387:38 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Cara20:598:59 PM–22:2010:20 PMneutral
Roga22:2010:20 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:031:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:031:03+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Udvega26:242:24+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:453:45+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:095:09 AM to 29:075:07+1 AM

05:095:09 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:075:07+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:043:04+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 11:2611:26 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 21:249:24 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:593:59 PM
Bālavauntil 27:043:04+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:384:38 PM–18:176:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:176:17 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:04 03:043:04 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā11:2611:26 AMAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi21:249:24 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava15:593:59 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:07 05:075:07 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 715
Day length
13 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:0210:02 PM
Moonset
06:586:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:413:41 AM05:095:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:413:41 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:095:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:095:09 AM07:467:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:467:46 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:384:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:143:14 PM16:464:46 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:324:32 PM17:245:24 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:384:38 PM18:176:17 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2412:24+1 AM25:551:55+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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