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May 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 16 May 2002 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:118:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:238:23 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:2612:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:345:34 AM–07:137:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:173:17 PM–16:104:10 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

Śubha05:345:34 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Roga07:137:13 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Kāla15:313:31 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid
Śubha17:105:10 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:506:50 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Cara20:108:10 PM–21:319:31 PMneutral
Roga21:319:31 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1212:12 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Udvega25:321:32 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:532:53 AM+1–28:134:13 AM+1good
Amṛta28:134:13 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 AM+1

05:345:34 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:118:11 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 20:588:58 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:3612:36 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:238:23 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:118:11 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī20:118:11 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā20:588:58 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti12:3612:36 PMŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija08:238:23 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra29:33 05:335:33 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 945
Day length
13 h 16 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:288:28 AM
Moonset
22:2810:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:345:34 AM07:137:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4810:48 AM12:2612:26 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:173:17 PM16:104:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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