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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 23 April 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 22:1810:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4912:49 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3211:32 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:363:36 AM–04:204:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:583:58 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:2611:26 AM–13:141:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:026:02 AM–07:507:50 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika06:416:41 AM–08:188:18 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:407:40 AM–08:318:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:219:21 PM–23:0911:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara05:045:04 AM–06:416:41 AMneutral
Lābha06:416:41 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Śubha11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Roga13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Udvega14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Cara16:234:23 PM–18:006:00 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:006:00 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Kāla19:237:23 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Lābha20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Udvega22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Śubha23:3211:32 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5512:55 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1good
Cara26:182:18 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1neutral
Roga27:413:41 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:045:04 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 15:023:02 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 21:459:45 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AM
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3211:32 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:49 00:4912:49 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī15:023:02 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana21:459:45 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija11:3211:32 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra29:04 05:045:04 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 653
Day length
12 h 56 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:257:25 AM
Moonset
21:359:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:363:36 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:363:36 AM04:204:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:583:58 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:407:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:026:02 AM07:507:50 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:416:41 AM08:188:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:407:40 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:407:40 AM08:318:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
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 nakṣatra11:2611:26 AM13:141:14 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:219:21 PM23:0911:09 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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