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April 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 April 1971 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 01:591:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:492:49 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:272:27 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 72° above N. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2011:20 AM–13:021:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:397:39 AM–09:099:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:371:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:154:15 AM+1–29:555:55 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

Lābha06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Amṛta07:397:39 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Kāla09:099:09 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:371:37 PMavoid
Udvega13:371:37 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Cara15:063:06 PM–16:354:35 PMneutral
Lābha16:354:35 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:056:05 PM–19:357:35 PMavoid
Śubha19:357:35 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Amṛta21:069:06 PM–22:3710:37 PMgood
Cara22:3710:37 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0712:07 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:381:38 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:093:09 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Udvega28:394:39 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 22:2310:23 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 20:578:57 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:272:27 PM
Bālavauntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:371:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:49 02:492:49 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā22:2310:23 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyatīpāta20:578:57 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava14:272:27 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 590
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
20:498:49 PM
Moonset
08:558:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:154:15 AM+129:555:55 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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