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Tuesday 10 May 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 13:521:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3011:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

Pañcamī covers 44 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī boundary

At sunrise

04:554:55 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3011:30 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:343:34 AM–04:144:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:543:54 AM–04:554:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:551:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:067:06 AM–08:378:37 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:417:41 AM–08:368:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–10:0610:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5011:50 AM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–17:015:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4910:49 PM–23:2911:29 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

Roga04:554:55 AM–06:396:39 AMavoid
Udvega06:396:39 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Cara08:228:22 AM–10:0610:06 AMneutral
Lābha10:0610:06 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Amṛta11:5011:50 AM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–17:015:01 PMgood
Roga17:015:01 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:456:45 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Lābha20:018:01 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Udvega21:179:17 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Śubha22:3310:33 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:061:06+1 AMgood
Cara25:061:06+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMneutral
Roga26:222:22+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:383:38+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:554:55 AM to 28:544:54+1 AM

04:554:55 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 28:544:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:3011:30 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:529:52 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 22:1910:19 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:3011:30 AM
Bavauntil 22:3510:35 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–17:015:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:015:01 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:3011:30 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:529:52 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti22:1910:19 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:3011:30 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:54 04:544:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 053
Day length
13 h 50 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:158:15 AM
Moonset
22:2710:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:343:34 AM04:554:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:343:34 AM04:144:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:543:54 AM04:554:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:554:55 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:067:06 AM08:378:37 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:417:41 AM08:368:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM13:551:55 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM17:015:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4910:49 PM23:2911:29 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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