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Monday 22 May 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:232:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:051:05 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 32° above N. Day length 9 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:555:55 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1810:18 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:348:34 AM–09:489:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2711:27 AM–13:151:15 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–14:452:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:153:15 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Kāla08:348:34 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Śubha09:489:48 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Roga11:0211:02 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Amṛta16:004:00 PM–17:145:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:145:14 PM–19:007:00 PMneutral
Roga19:007:00 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Kāla20:458:45 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Udvega24:1712:17 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:032:03 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1good
Amṛta27:493:49 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1good
Cara29:345:34 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:232:23 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:433:43 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:051:05 PM
Bālavauntil 26:232:23 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:348:34 AM–09:489:48 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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 09:489:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:23 02:232:23 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:43 03:433:43 AM TueUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚubhapast sunriseŚukla
KaraṇaBava13:051:05 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 221
Day length
9 h 54 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
20:228:22 PM
Moonset
10:2210:22 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:555:55 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:348:34 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2711:27 AM13:151:15 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1810:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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