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April 2023 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 24 April 2023 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:394:39 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1810:18 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:183:18 AM–03:583:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:383:38 AM–04:394:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:137:13 PM–20:558:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:246:24 AM–08:098:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:568:56 AM–10:3910:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:513:51 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

Amṛta04:394:39 AM–06:246:24 AMgood
Kāla06:246:24 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Śubha08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Roga09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMneutral
Lābha15:093:09 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:396:39 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5312:53 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Amṛta26:072:07 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1good
Cara27:223:22 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:394:39 AM to 28:374:37 AM+1

04:394:39 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 28:374:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 10:1810:18 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Bavauntil 23:2911:29 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:246:24 AM–08:098:09 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:098:09 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī10:5510:55 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirāpast sunriseĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana10:1810:18 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:5510:55 AMBava
VāraSomavāra28:37 04:374:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 593
Day length
14 h 00 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:406:40 AM
Moonset
23:3411:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:183:18 AM04:394:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:183:18 AM03:583:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:383:38 AM04:394:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:394:39 AM07:277:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:246:24 AM08:098:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:277:27 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:568:56 AM10:3910:39 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:031:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:137:13 PM20:558:55 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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