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Wednesday 9 April 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:491:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3610:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1112:11 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:383:38 AM–04:224:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:431:43 PM–15:093:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya05:085:08 AM–06:346:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa06:446:44 AM–08:238:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0310:03 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1611:16 AM–12:0912:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:211:21 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

Lābha05:055:05 AM–06:446:44 AMgood
Amṛta06:446:44 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Kāla08:238:23 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Śubha10:0310:03 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Udvega13:211:21 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Cara15:013:01 PM–16:404:40 PMneutral
Lābha16:404:40 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:196:19 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Śubha19:407:40 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Amṛta21:009:00 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Cara22:2110:21 PM–23:4111:41 PMneutral
Roga23:4111:41 PM–25:021:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:021:02+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:222:22+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMgood
Udvega27:423:42+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:035:03+1 AM

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:035:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:523:52 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:1010:10 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:211:21 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:3610:36 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:523:52 PMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān22:1010:10 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija12:1112:11 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:03 05:035:03 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 100
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:156:15 AM
Moonset
22:5410:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:383:38 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:383:38 AM04:224:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:447:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:085:08 AM06:346:34 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:446:44 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:447:44 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0310:03 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:431:43 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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