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Monday 5 May 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 05:395:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:357:35+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5612:56 PM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 36° above N. Day length 10 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 39° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5910:59 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:351:35 PM–14:532:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:422:42 PM–15:243:24 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

Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–10:5910:59 AMgood
Roga10:5910:59 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Cara13:351:35 PM–14:532:53 PMneutral
Lābha14:532:53 PM–16:114:11 PMgood
Amṛta16:114:11 PM–17:295:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:295:29 PM–19:117:11 PMneutral
Roga19:117:11 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Kāla20:538:53 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Lābha22:3510:35 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1712:17+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:591:59+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:413:41+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Cara29:235:23+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:492:49+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 12:5612:56 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 18:406:40 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 25 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:49 02:492:49 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa12:5612:56 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija18:406:40 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 299
Day length
10 h 25 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:2510:25 AM
Moonset
19:457:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:351:35 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:422:42 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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