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Thursday 26 May 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 09:169:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:509:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:035:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:085:08 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Rohiṇī and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:493:49 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:074:07 AM–05:035:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:503:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:457:45 PM–20:048:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:457:45 PM–20:418:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2311:23 PM–25:031:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:035:03 AM–06:536:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:448:44 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:579:57 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:261:26 PM–15:053:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:142:14 PM–16:054:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:503:50 PM–16:494:49 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

Śubha05:035:03 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Roga06:536:53 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Udvega08:448:44 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Amṛta14:142:14 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Kāla16:054:05 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid
Śubha17:555:55 PM–19:457:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:457:45 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Cara20:558:55 PM–22:0410:04 PMneutral
Roga22:0410:04 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Kāla23:1411:14 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2412:24+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Udvega25:341:34+1 AM–26:432:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:432:43+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:533:53+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:035:03 AM to 29:035:03+1 AM

05:035:03 AM sunrise19:457:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:035:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:509:50 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 05:085:08 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 26:372:37+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:509:50 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:589:58 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:142:14 PM–16:054:05 PM
Pradoṣa 19:457:45 PM–20:598:59 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:054:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:598:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:509:50 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā05:085:08 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚukla26:37 02:372:37 AM FriBrahma
KaraṇaBālava09:509:50 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:03 05:035:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 069
Day length
14 h 42 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:1511:15 PM
Moonset
08:428:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:493:49 AM05:035:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:493:49 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:074:07 AM05:035:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:035:03 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:035:03 AM06:536:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:448:44 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:579:57 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:261:26 PM15:053:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:494:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:142:14 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:503:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:503:50 PM16:494:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:494:49 PM19:457:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:457:45 PM20:598:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:457:45 PM20:048:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:457:45 PM20:418:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2311:23 PM25:031:03+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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