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Friday 9 May 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:545:54 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

04:144:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:545:54 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 51° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:003:00 AM–03:373:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:193:19 AM–04:144:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:528:52 AM–10:1910:19 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:056:05 AM–07:567:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:117:11 AM–08:108:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:469:46 AM–11:3711:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–13:051:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:183:18 PM–17:095:09 PMYama’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

Cara04:144:14 AM–06:056:05 AMneutral
Lābha06:056:05 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Amṛta07:567:56 AM–09:469:46 AMgood
Kāla09:469:46 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Śubha11:3711:37 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Roga13:281:28 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid
Cara17:095:09 PM–18:596:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:596:59 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Lābha21:189:18 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Udvega22:2710:27 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Śubha23:3611:36 PM–24:4512:45+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4512:45+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMgood
Cara25:551:55+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMneutral
Roga27:043:04+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:144:14 AM to 28:134:13+1 AM

04:144:14 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 28:134:13+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 05:545:54 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:006:00 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:208:20 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:545:54 AM
Bavauntil 16:314:31 PM
Bālavauntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:469:46 AM–11:3711:37 AM
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3711:37 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī05:545:54 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā18:006:00 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti20:208:20 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:545:54 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra28:13 04:134:13 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 130
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
06:596:59 AM
Moonset
23:4211:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:003:00 AM04:144:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:003:00 AM03:373:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:193:19 AM04:144:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:144:14 AM07:117:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:056:05 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:117:11 AM10:0810:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:117:11 AM08:108:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:528:52 AM10:1910:19 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:469:46 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM13:051:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:183:18 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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