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Monday 13 April 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 01:491:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:193:19 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:302:30 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 43° above N. Day length 11 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Revatī 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 muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:341:34 PM–15:183:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:098:09 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5710:57 AM–12:2012:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–15:083:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:423:42 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

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Kāla08:098:09 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–10:5710:57 AMgood
Roga10:5710:57 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Udvega12:2012:20 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Cara13:441:44 PM–15:083:08 PMneutral
Lābha15:083:08 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:565:56 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral
Roga19:327:32 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Udvega24:2112:21 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:571:57 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Amṛta27:333:33 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1good
Cara29:105:10 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:193:19 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 25:101:10 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:302:30 PM
Bālavauntil 27:193:19 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:098:09 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 11 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:19 03:193:19 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā24:50 00:5012:50 AM TueJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyatīpāta25:10 01:101:10 AM TueVarīyān
KaraṇaBava14:302:30 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 469
Day length
11 h 11 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
19:507:50 PM
Moonset
10:1910:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:341:34 PM15:183:18 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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