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Thursday 16 April 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 12:5412:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:262:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:534:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:297:29 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:293:29 AM–04:114:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:503:50 AM–04:534:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:331:33 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:534:53 AM–06:356:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:178:17 AM–09:589:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:1910:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:301:30 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:453:45 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

Śubha04:534:53 AM–06:356:35 AMgood
Roga06:356:35 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Cara09:589:58 AM–11:4011:40 AMneutral
Lābha11:4011:40 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMgood
Kāla15:043:04 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:286:28 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Cara19:467:46 PM–21:049:04 PMneutral
Roga21:049:04 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Lābha23:3911:39 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1good
Udvega24:5712:57 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:152:15 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Amṛta27:333:33 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:534:53 AM to 28:514:51 AM+1

04:534:53 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 28:514:51 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:262:26 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 07:297:29 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:262:26 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:043:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:262:26 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā07:297:29 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVarīyān27:56 03:563:56 AM FriParigha
KaraṇaBālava14:262:26 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra28:51 04:514:51 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 454
Day length
13 h 35 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:3510:35 PM
Moonset
07:257:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:293:29 AM04:534:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:293:29 AM04:114:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:503:50 AM04:534:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:534:53 AM07:367:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:534:53 AM06:356:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:367:36 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:1910:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:301:30 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:331:33 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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