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Wednesday 17 May 2006 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 13:071:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:256:25 PM–19:587:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:137:13 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:079:07 AM–10:4010:40 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:335:33 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Amṛta07:137:13 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Śubha10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Roga12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Udvega13:511:51 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Cara15:313:31 PM–17:115:11 PMneutral
Lābha17:115:11 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:506:50 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Śubha20:118:11 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Amṛta21:319:31 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1212:12+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:321:32+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:522:52+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMgood
Udvega28:134:13+1 AM–29:335:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:335:33 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 13:231:23 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:0011:00 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:511:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:4611:46 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā23:0511:05 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhya13:231:23 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava11:4611:46 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:33 05:335:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 407
Day length
13 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
22:5910:59 PM
Moonset
08:388:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:079:07 AM10:4010:40 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:256:25 PM19:587:58 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:127:12 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+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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