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Monday 15 May 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 12:4712:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:093:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:093:09 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:052:05+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:237:23 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:591:59 PM–15:383:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:213:21 PM–17:085:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:174:17 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

Amṛta05:445:44 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Kāla07:237:23 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Udvega12:2012:20 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Cara13:591:59 PM–15:383:38 PMneutral
Lābha15:383:38 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Amṛta17:175:17 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:566:56 PM–20:178:17 PMneutral
Roga20:178:17 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Kāla21:389:38 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Lābha22:5910:59 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1912:19+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:401:40+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:013:01+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMgood
Cara28:224:22+1 AM–29:435:43+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:093:09 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 23:0111:01 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:093:09 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:154:15+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:237:23 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī15:093:09 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunriseUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhya23:0111:01 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava15:093:09 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:43 05:435:43 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 12 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
22:3310:33 PM
Moonset
08:578:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:237:23 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:213:21 PM17:085:08 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:174:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:052:05+1 AM27:523:52+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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