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April 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 April 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 18:066:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:308:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:035:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:207:20 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

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 44° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:343:34 AM–04:194:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:563:56 AM–05:035:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1712:17 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:406:40 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:351:35 PM–15:223:22 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

Lābha05:035:03 AM–06:406:40 AMgood
Amṛta06:406:40 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Kāla08:178:17 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Śubha09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Udvega13:091:09 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–16:244:24 PMneutral
Lābha16:244:24 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid
Śubha19:247:24 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Amṛta20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Cara22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMneutral
Roga23:3211:32 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5412:54 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:172:17 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1good
Udvega27:393:39 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:035:03 AM to 29:025:02 AM+1

05:035:03 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:025:02 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:308:30 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 07:207:20 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 11:0311:03 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:207:20 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:308:30 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:091:09 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī20:308:30 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī07:207:20 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana11:0311:03 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija07:207:20 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:02 05:025:02 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 577
Day length
12 h 59 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:447:44 AM
Moonset
21:349:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:343:34 AM05:035:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:343:34 AM04:194:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:563:56 AM05:035:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:035:03 AM07:387:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:406:40 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:387:38 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:351:35 PM15:223:22 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1712:17 AM+126:042:04 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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