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April 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 April 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 09:509:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 181° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 181° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:194:19 PM–17:595:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:157:15 PM–19:357:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:157:15 PM–20:178:17 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:236:23 AM–08:028:02 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–12:2512:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PMRāhu’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

Lābha05:355:35 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Roga12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Udvega14:082:08 PM–15:503:50 PMavoid
Cara15:503:50 PM–17:325:32 PMneutral
Lābha17:325:32 PM–19:157:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:157:15 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Śubha20:328:32 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Amṛta21:509:50 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Cara23:0711:07 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2412:24+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:592:59+1 AM–28:174:17+1 AMgood
Udvega28:174:17+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:345:34+1 AM

05:355:35 AM sunrise19:157:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 09:419:41 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 25:261:26+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 27:233:23+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:419:41 AM
Bālavauntil 21:489:48 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PM
Pradoṣa 19:157:15 PM–20:378:37 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:082:08 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā09:419:41 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraSvātī25:26 01:261:26 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaSiddhi27:23 03:233:23 AM ThuVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava09:419:41 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 123
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:447:44 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:236:23 AM08:028:02 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:314:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:194:19 PM17:595:59 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:314:31 PM19:157:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:157:15 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:157:15 PM19:357:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:157:15 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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