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Thursday 18 April 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 15:063:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:452:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:452:45 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:297:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:118:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:187:18 PM–20:578:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:465:46 AM–07:267:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:069:06 AM–10:4610:46 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:259:25 AM–11:0411:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:1310:13 AM–11:0611:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:072:07 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:274:27 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

Śubha05:465:46 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Roga07:267:26 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Udvega09:069:06 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Cara10:4610:46 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Amṛta14:072:07 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Kāla15:473:47 PM–17:275:27 PMavoid
Śubha17:275:27 PM–19:077:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:077:07 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Cara20:278:27 PM–21:479:47 PMneutral
Roga21:479:47 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Kāla23:0611:06 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2612:26 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1good
Udvega25:451:45 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:053:05 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Amṛta28:254:25 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:452:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 28:224:22 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 19:137:13 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:452:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:522:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:072:07 PM–15:473:47 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:328:32 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:328:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:452:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā28:22 04:224:22 AM FriMūla
YogaVarīyān19:137:13 PMParigha
KaraṇaBālava14:452:45 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:44 05:445:44 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 481
Day length
13 h 22 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:1611:16 PM
Moonset
08:138:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:465:46 AM07:267:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM11:0411:04 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1310:13 AM11:0611:06 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:328:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:297:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:118:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:187:18 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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