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September 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 19 September 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 02:282:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4611:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1112:11 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:053:05 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:087:08 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:087:08 PM–20:198:19 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–10:0010:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3111:31 AM–13:031:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:031:03 PM–14:342:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:103:10 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:576:57 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Kāla10:0010:00 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Śubha11:3111:31 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Roga13:031:03 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Udvega14:342:34 PM–16:064:06 PMavoid
Cara16:064:06 PM–17:375:37 PMneutral
Lābha17:375:37 PM–19:087:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:087:08 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Śubha20:378:37 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Amṛta22:0610:06 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Cara23:3411:34 PM–25:031:03 AM+1neutral
Roga25:031:03 AM+1–26:312:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:312:31 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:004:00 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good
Udvega29:295:29 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:576:57 AM sunrise19:087:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:4611:46 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 22:0010:00 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:061:06 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:4611:46 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:031:03 PM–14:342:34 PM
Pradoṣa 19:087:08 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:342:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī23:4611:46 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī22:0010:00 PMViśākhā
YogaIndra12:1112:11 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija13:061:06 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 724
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
10:0310:03 AM
Moonset
21:229:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:541:54 PM15:233:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:424:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:053:05 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:424:42 PM19:087:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:087:08 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:087:08 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:087:08 PM20:198:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:103:10 AM+128:394:39 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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