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May 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 12 May 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:165:16 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:583:58 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:165:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1511:15 AM–13:001:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:433:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:317:31 PM–19:517:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:317:31 PM–20:308:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:078:07 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:508:50 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:573:57 PM–17:445:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2511:25 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1an 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

Roga05:165:16 AM–07:037:03 AMavoid
Udvega07:037:03 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Cara08:508:50 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Śubha15:573:57 PM–17:445:44 PMgood
Roga17:445:44 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:317:31 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Lābha20:448:44 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Udvega21:579:57 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Śubha23:1011:10 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2312:23 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Cara25:361:36 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1neutral
Roga26:492:49 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:024:02 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:165:16 AM to 29:155:15 AM+1

05:165:16 AM sunrise19:317:31 PM sunsetsunrise 29:155:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 22:1410:14 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:088:08 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:181:18 PM
Bavauntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:573:57 PM–17:445:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:317:31 PM–20:498:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:445:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:498:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:181:18 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā22:1410:14 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti20:088:08 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:181:18 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:15 05:155:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 235
Day length
14 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:368:36 AM
Moonset
23:0511:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:583:58 AM05:165:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:583:58 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:165:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:165:16 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:078:07 AM09:049:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1511:15 AM13:001:00 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:404:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:433:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:573:57 PM17:445:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:404:40 PM19:317:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:317:31 PM20:498:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:317:31 PM19:517:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:317:31 PM20:308:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2511:25 PM24:0312:03 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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