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Friday 9 May 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:545:54 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:185:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:545:54 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:185:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:528:52 AM–10:1910:19 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:297:29 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:297:29 PM–20:288:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:047:04 AM–08:518:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:088:08 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3710:37 AM–12:2412:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:563:56 PM–17:435:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:165:16+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara05:185:18 AM–07:047:04 AMneutral
Lābha07:047:04 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Amṛta08:518:51 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Kāla10:3710:37 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Śubha12:2412:24 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Roga14:102:10 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Udvega15:563:56 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid
Cara17:435:43 PM–19:297:29 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:297:29 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Lābha21:569:56 PM–23:1011:10 PMgood
Udvega23:1011:10 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2312:23+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:361:36+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Cara26:502:50+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMneutral
Roga28:034:03+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:185:18 AM to 29:175:17+1 AM

05:185:18 AM sunrise19:297:29 PM sunsetsunrise 29:175:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 05:545:54 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:006:00 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:208:20 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:545:54 AM
Bavauntil 16:314:31 PM
Bālavauntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3710:37 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:297:29 PM–20:488:48 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2412:24 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 12 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:488:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī05:545:54 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā18:006:00 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti20:208:20 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:545:54 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:17 05:175:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 130
Day length
14 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:178:17 AM
Moonset
24:0412:04+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:185:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:185:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:185:18 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:088:08 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:528:52 AM10:1910:19 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:491:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:394:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:563:56 PM17:435:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:394:39 PM19:297:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:297:29 PM20:488:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:297:29 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:297:29 PM20:288:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:165:16+1 AM30:466:46+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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