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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:456:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 51° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:558:55 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:023:02 PM–16:254:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5810:58 PM–23:5011:50 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

Roga06:416:41 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Śubha15:023:02 PM–16:254:25 PMgood
Roga16:254:25 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:495:49 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid
Lābha19:257:25 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Udvega21:029:02 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1512:15+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Cara25:521:52+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMneutral
Roga27:293:29+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:055:05+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:416:41 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:456:45 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:503:50+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:292:29+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 15:013:01 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:456:45 AM
Bavauntil 17:155:15 PM
Bālavauntil 27:503:50+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:023:02 PM–16:254:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:327:32 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:254:25 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 07 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:327:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:456:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:29 02:292:29 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana15:013:01 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:456:45 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
11 h 07 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:0211:02 AM
Moonset
20:468:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:558:55 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:1211:12 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:254:25 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:327:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5810:58 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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