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Wednesday 20 August 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 03:493:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:302:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bahulā Caturthī

Caturthī covers 167 of 167 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

04:454:45 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5110:51 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta03:243:24 AM–04:054:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:453:45 AM–04:454:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:501:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–08:148:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:589:58 AM–11:4311:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1511:15 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:364:36+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha04:454:45 AM–06:296:29 AMgood
Amṛta06:296:29 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Kāla08:148:14 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Śubha09:589:58 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Roga11:4311:43 AM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Cara15:123:12 PM–16:574:57 PMneutral
Lābha16:574:57 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:416:41 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Śubha19:577:57 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Amṛta21:129:12 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Cara22:2810:28 PM–23:4411:44 PMneutral
Roga23:4411:44 PM–24:5912:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5912:59+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:152:15+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Udvega27:303:30+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:454:45 AM to 28:464:46+1 AM

04:454:45 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 28:464:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:302:30+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 16:584:58 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 10:5110:51 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:123:12 PM
Bālavauntil 26:302:30+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4311:43 AM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:30 02:302:30 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā16:584:58 PMRevatī
YogaDhṛti10:5110:51 AMŚūla
KaraṇaBava15:123:12 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra28:46 04:464:46 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 233
Day length
13 h 56 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
19:477:47 PM
Moonset
08:228:22 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:243:24 AM04:454:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:243:24 AM04:054:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:453:45 AM04:454:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:454:45 AM07:327:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM08:148:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:327:32 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1512:15 PM13:501:50 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:364:36+1 AM30:096:09+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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