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Wednesday 9 April 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:491:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3610:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1112:11 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:431:43 PM–15:093:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:367:36 AM–09:149:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:2912:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 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

Lābha05:595:59 AM–07:367:36 AMgood
Amṛta07:367:36 AM–09:149:14 AMgood
Kāla09:149:14 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Roga12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Cara15:443:44 PM–17:215:21 PMneutral
Lābha17:215:21 PM–18:596:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:596:59 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Śubha20:218:21 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:2812:28+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2812:28+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:501:50+1 AM–27:123:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:123:12+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood
Udvega28:354:35+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:523:52 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:1010:10 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04+1 AM–24:5212:52+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 00 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:3610:36 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:523:52 PMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān22:1010:10 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija12:1112:11 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 100
Day length
13 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:297:29 AM
Moonset
23:1411:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:367:36 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:431:43 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04+1 AM24:5212:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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