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Thursday 13 April 2028 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0010:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:398:39 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0412:04 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:575:57 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:069:06 AM–10:4110:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:202:20 PM–15:573:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:044:04 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

Śubha05:575:57 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Udvega09:069:06 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–12:1612:16 PMneutral
Lābha12:1612:16 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Kāla15:263:26 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:356:35 PM–20:008:00 PMgood
Cara20:008:00 PM–21:259:25 PMneutral
Roga21:259:25 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1612:16 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:063:06 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1good
Amṛta28:314:31 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:0010:00 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 08:398:39 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 09:439:43 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:0010:00 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:459:45 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 39 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī10:0010:00 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā08:398:39 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyatīpāta09:439:43 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava10:0010:00 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:56 05:565:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 409
Day length
12 h 39 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:4710:47 PM
Moonset
08:338:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:575:57 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0910:09 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:202:20 PM15:573:57 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0412:04 AM+125:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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