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September 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 September 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Bhādrapada Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2912:29+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:509:50 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Phalgunī and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Citrā, 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 muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:572:57 PM–16:364:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:447:44 AM–09:189:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:2512:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:591:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:133:13+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:116:11 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Amṛta07:447:44 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Kāla09:189:18 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Roga12:2512:25 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Udvega13:591:59 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Cara15:323:32 PM–17:065:06 PMneutral
Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:396:39 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Śubha20:068:06 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Amṛta21:329:32 PM–22:5910:59 PMgood
Cara22:5910:59 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2512:25+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:521:52+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:183:18+1 AM–28:454:45+1 AMgood
Udvega28:454:45+1 AM–30:116:11+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11+1 AM

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 21:339:33 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 09:509:50 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2512:25 PM–13:591:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+1 AM

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. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:591:59 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 29 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:29 00:2912:29 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā21:339:33 PMSvātī
YogaŚukla09:509:50 AMBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija12:3212:32 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 292
Day length
12 h 29 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
09:119:11 AM
Moonset
21:049:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:447:44 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:572:57 PM16:364:36 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:133:13+1 AM28:504:50+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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