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Monday 24 May 2027 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:1211:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1812:18 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:094:09 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:167:16 PM–21:039:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:437:43 PM–20:028:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:437:43 PM–20:398:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:556:55 AM–08:448:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:328:32 AM–10:1910:19 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:521:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:142:14 PM–16:034:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:493:49 PM–16:474:47 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

Amṛta05:055:05 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Kāla06:556:55 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Śubha08:448:44 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–16:034:03 PMneutral
Lābha16:034:03 PM–17:535:53 PMgood
Amṛta17:535:53 PM–19:437:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:437:43 PM–20:538:53 PMneutral
Roga20:538:53 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Udvega24:2412:24 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1good
Amṛta26:442:44 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Cara27:543:54 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:437:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 24:3812:38 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 26:242:24 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1812:18 PM
Bālavauntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:556:55 AM–08:448:44 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:437:43 PM–20:588:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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 08:448:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:588:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:29 01:291:29 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā24:38 00:3812:38 AM TueUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚubha26:24 02:242:24 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaBava12:1812:18 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 084
Day length
14 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:1811:18 PM
Moonset
07:407:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:094:09 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:328:32 AM10:1910:19 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:521:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:474:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:142:14 PM16:034:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:493:49 PM16:474:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:474:47 PM19:437:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:167:16 PM21:039:03 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:437:43 PM20:588:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:437:43 PM20:028:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:437:43 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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