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Monday 6 April 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:302:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:414:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:414:41 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:505:50 PM–19:377:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:067:06 AM–08:538:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:407:40 AM–09:179:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:214:21 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

Amṛta06:046:04 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Kāla07:407:40 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Śubha09:179:17 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Amṛta17:195:19 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:566:56 PM–20:198:19 PMneutral
Roga20:198:19 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Kāla21:429:42 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Lābha23:0611:06 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Udvega24:2912:29 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:521:52 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Amṛta27:163:16 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Cara28:394:39 AM+1–30:026:02 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:026:02 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:414:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 29:275:27 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 17:555:55 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:414:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:407:40 AM–09:179:17 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:179:17 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 52 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:414:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā29:27 05:275:27 AM TueJyeṣṭhā
YogaSiddhi17:555:55 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava16:414:41 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 671
Day length
12 h 52 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:3111:31 PM
Moonset
07:417:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:067:06 AM08:538:53 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:505:50 PM19:377:37 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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