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Monday 15 May 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:179:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:514:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 13 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:313:31 AM–04:114:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:513:51 AM–04:514:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:366:36 AM–08:208:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0510:05 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5111:51 AM–13:381:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:351:35 PM–15:193:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta04:514:51 AM–06:366:36 AMgood
Kāla06:366:36 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Śubha08:208:20 AM–10:0510:05 AMgood
Roga10:0510:05 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Cara13:351:35 PM–15:193:19 PMneutral
Lābha15:193:19 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:496:49 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:199:19 PMavoid
Kāla21:199:19 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:051:05 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1good
Amṛta26:202:20 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Cara27:353:35 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:514:51 AM to 28:504:50 AM+1

04:514:51 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 28:504:50 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:3911:39 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 19:317:31 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:4512:45 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:366:36 AM–08:208:20 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:208:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:3911:39 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:56 03:563:56 AM TueUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhya19:317:31 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava11:3911:39 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra28:50 04:504:50 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 423
Day length
13 h 57 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
22:3210:32 PM
Moonset
08:108:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:313:31 AM04:514:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:313:31 AM04:114:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:513:51 AM04:514:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:514:51 AM07:397:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:366:36 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:397:39 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:381:38 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:141:14 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:351:35 PM15:193:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:2212:22 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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