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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:456:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

04:434:43 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 18% 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 muhūrta03:223:22 AM–04:034:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:423:42 AM–04:434:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:307:30 AM–08:258:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:118:11 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:073:07 PM–16:514:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3810:38 PM–23:1811:18 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

Roga04:434:43 AM–06:276:27 AMavoid
Udvega06:276:27 AM–08:118:11 AMavoid
Cara08:118:11 AM–09:559:55 AMneutral
Lābha09:559:55 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Kāla13:231:23 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Śubha15:073:07 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Roga16:514:51 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:356:35 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Lābha19:517:51 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Udvega21:079:07 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1good
Cara24:5412:54 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1neutral
Roga26:102:10 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:263:26 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:434:43 AM to 28:424:42 AM+1

04:434:43 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 28:424:42 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:456:45 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:292:29 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 15:013:01 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:456:45 AM
Bavauntil 17:155:15 PM
Bālavauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:073:07 PM–16:514:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–19:567:56 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:514:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 52 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:456:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:29 02:292:29 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana15:013:01 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:456:45 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:42 04:424:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
13 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:416:41 AM
Moonset
23:5211:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:223:22 AM04:434:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:223:22 AM04:034:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:423:42 AM04:434:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:434:43 AM07:307:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:307:30 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:307:30 AM08:258:25 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:1211:12 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3810:38 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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