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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:456:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 51° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:179:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:4510:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:305:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1an 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

Roga05:415:41 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:4510:45 AMneutral
Lābha10:4510:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Amṛta12:2612:26 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:305:30 PMgood
Roga17:305:30 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:117:11 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Lābha20:298:29 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Śubha23:0711:07 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2512:25 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1good
Cara25:441:44 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:214:21 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:456:45 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:292:29 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 15:013:01 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:456:45 AM
Bavauntil 17:155:15 PM
Bālavauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:305:30 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:358:35 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:305:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 30 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:358:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:456:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:29 02:292:29 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana15:013:01 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:456:45 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
13 h 30 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:008:00 AM
Moonset
24:1012:10 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:179:17 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:1211:12 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:305:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:117:11 PM20:358:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:117:11 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:117:11 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:0412:04 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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