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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 26 April 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5910:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:025:02 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2611:26 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta03:343:34 AM–04:184:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:563:56 AM–05:025:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4812:48 PM–14:232:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:025:02 AM–06:406:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:545:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:545:54 AM–06:466:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:178:17 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:091:09 PM–14:472:47 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:025:02 AM–06:406:40 AMavoid
Śubha06:406:40 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Udvega09:549:54 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Cara11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMneutral
Lābha13:091:09 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Amṛta14:472:47 PM–16:244:24 PMgood
Kāla16:244:24 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:026:02 PM–19:247:24 PMgood
Udvega19:247:24 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Śubha20:478:47 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Amṛta22:0910:09 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Cara23:3111:31 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5412:54+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:162:16+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:393:39+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:025:02 AM to 29:015:01+1 AM

05:025:02 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:015:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5910:59 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 21:349:34 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2611:26 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5910:59 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:178:17 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 PM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 59 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:5910:59 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā21:349:34 PMMūla
YogaParigha22:3310:33 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava11:2611:26 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra29:01 05:015:01 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 099
Day length
12 h 59 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
21:269:26 PM
Moonset
07:427:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:343:34 AM05:025:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:343:34 AM04:184:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:563:56 AM05:025:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:025:02 AM07:387:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:025:02 AM06:406:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:025:02 AM05:545:54 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:545:54 AM06:466:46 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:387:38 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4812:48 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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