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Tuesday 24 March 2015 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 07:567:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:425:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:425:42 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:122:12 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:058:05 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–10:1410:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:244:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:574:57 PM–18:296:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3610:36 PM–23:2311:23 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

Roga05:375:37 AM–07:107:10 AMavoid
Udvega07:107:10 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Cara08:428:42 AM–10:1410:14 AMneutral
Lābha10:1410:14 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Amṛta11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:244:24 PMgood
Roga16:244:24 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:575:57 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid
Lābha19:247:24 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Udvega20:518:51 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Amṛta23:4611:46 PM–25:131:13 AM+1good
Cara25:131:13 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1neutral
Roga26:412:41 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:084:08 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:355:35 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 05:425:42 AM
Pañcamīuntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 28:314:31 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 17:575:57 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:425:42 AM
Bavauntil 16:504:50 PM
Bālavauntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:244:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:244:24 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī05:425:42 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā28:31 04:314:31 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha17:575:57 PMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:425:42 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 640
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:567:56 AM
Moonset
22:4010:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:058:05 AM08:548:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:244:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:574:57 PM18:296:29 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3610:36 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:122:12 AM+127:453:45 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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