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May 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 11 May 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 14:242:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:384:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:384:38 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 13 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:424:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:483:48 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:245:24 AM–07:057:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:478:47 AM–10:2910:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:329:32 AM–11:2011:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:343:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:154:15 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

Śubha05:245:24 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Roga07:057:05 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Udvega08:478:47 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Cara10:2910:29 AM–12:1112:11 PMneutral
Lābha12:1112:11 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Kāla15:343:34 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Śubha17:165:16 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:586:58 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Cara20:168:16 PM–21:349:34 PMneutral
Roga21:349:34 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1012:10 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1good
Udvega25:281:28 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:472:47 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1good
Amṛta28:054:05 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:235:23 AM+1

05:245:24 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:384:38 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:003:00 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 25:511:51 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:384:38 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:343:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:343:34 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:384:38 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:00 03:003:00 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti25:51 01:511:51 AM FriŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:384:38 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:23 05:235:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 174
Day length
13 h 34 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:368:36 AM
Moonset
22:2610:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:424:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:245:24 AM07:057:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:329:32 AM11:2011:20 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:4910:49 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:483:48 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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