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Sunday 22 March 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 19:277:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:474:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1211:12 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:481:48 PM–15:163:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1412:14 PM–13:451:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:153:15 PM–16:464:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:404:40 PM–17:285:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:464:46 PM–18:166:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:165:16 AM+1–30:456:45 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

Udvega06:116:11 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Cara07:427:42 AM–09:139:13 AMneutral
Lābha09:139:13 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Amṛta10:4310:43 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Śubha13:451:45 PM–15:153:15 PMgood
Roga15:153:15 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Udvega16:464:46 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:166:16 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Amṛta19:467:46 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Cara21:159:15 PM–22:4410:44 PMneutral
Roga22:4410:44 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:431:43 AM+1–27:123:12 AM+1good
Udvega27:123:12 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:424:42 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:474:47 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 18:136:13 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 11:1211:12 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:474:47 PM
Bavauntil 27:273:27 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:464:46 PM–18:166:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:166:16 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:474:47 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī18:136:13 PMKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti11:1211:12 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:474:47 PMBava
VāraRavivāra30:11 06:116:11 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 656
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
09:099:09 AM
Moonset
21:049:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:481:48 PM15:163:16 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:153:15 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:404:40 PM17:285:28 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:464:46 PM18:166:16 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:165:16 AM+130:456:45 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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