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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Puning, Guangdong, China

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

05:505:50 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 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 muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:501:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga05:505:50 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Udvega07:267:26 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Roga17:025:02 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:386:38 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Lābha20:028:02 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Udvega21:269:26 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Śubha22:5010:50 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1412:14 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:254:25 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:456:45 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:292:29 AM+1
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 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:025:02 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 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
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:49 05:495:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
12 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:438:43 AM
Moonset
23:0211:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3810:38 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
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:263:26 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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