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Wednesday 8 April 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 00:5012:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:321:32 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:128:12 AM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

12:5112:51 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingyang12:5112:51 PM
At noon, 12:5112:51 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:003:00 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:167:16 PM–19:387:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:167:16 PM–20:238:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2710:27 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:048:04 AM–09:409:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1611:16 AM–12:5212:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2412:24 PM–14:042:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2612:26 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:282:28 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

Lābha06:276:27 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Amṛta08:048:04 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Kāla09:409:40 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Śubha11:1611:16 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Roga12:5212:52 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Udvega14:282:28 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Cara16:044:04 PM–17:405:40 PMneutral
Lābha17:405:40 PM–19:167:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:167:16 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Śubha20:408:40 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Amṛta22:0410:04 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Cara23:2711:27 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5112:51 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:152:15 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:393:39 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1good
Udvega29:025:02 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:276:27 AM sunrise19:167:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:321:32 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 08:128:12 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 19:097:09 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:151:15 PM
Bālavauntil 25:321:32 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:282:28 PM
Pradoṣa 19:167:16 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27 AM+1–25:151:15 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:282:28 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:32 01:321:32 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā08:128:12 AMAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi19:097:09 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava13:151:15 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 655
Day length
12 h 49 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
22:5210:52 PM
Moonset
08:428:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM14:042:04 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:424:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:003:00 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:424:42 PM19:167:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:167:16 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:167:16 PM19:387:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:167:16 PM20:238:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2710:27 PM24:0812:08 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27 AM+125:151:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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