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Friday 8 May 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 12:2212:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4211:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:205:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4211:42 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Mūla, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:205:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:099:09 AM–10:4510:45 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:287:28 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:287:28 PM–20:278:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:067:06 AM–08:528:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:098:09 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3810:38 AM–12:2412:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:571:57 PM–15:333:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:563:56 PM–17:425:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:5912:59+1 AM–26:342:34+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

Cara05:205:20 AM–07:067:06 AMneutral
Lābha07:067:06 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Amṛta08:528:52 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Kāla10:3810:38 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–17:425:42 PMavoid
Cara17:425:42 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:287:28 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Kāla20:428:42 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Lābha21:559:55 PM–23:0911:09 PMgood
Udvega23:0911:09 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:2312:23+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:371:37+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMgood
Cara26:512:51+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMneutral
Roga28:054:05+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:205:20 AM to 29:195:19+1 AM

05:205:20 AM sunrise19:287:28 PM sunsetsunrise 29:195:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:4211:42 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 15:333:33 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 21:059:05 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1311:13 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3810:38 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:287:28 PM–20:468:46 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2412:24 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:4211:42 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMūla15:333:33 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaSiddha21:059:05 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava11:4211:42 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:19 05:195:19 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 685
Day length
14 h 08 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:1711:17 PM
Moonset
08:328:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:205:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:205:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:205:20 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:098:09 AM09:069:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:099:09 AM10:4510:45 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3810:38 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 PM13:481:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:571:57 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:563:56 PM17:425:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:287:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:287:28 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:287:28 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:287:28 PM20:278:27 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 nakṣatra24:5912:59+1 AM26:342:34+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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