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Tuesday 16 May 2006 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:071:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4611:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4811:48 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:068:06 PM–20:258:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:068:06 PM–21:039:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:318:31 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1410:14 AM–11:4811:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:079:07 PM–22:4010:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:5411:54 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMan 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

Roga05:385:38 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Udvega07:267:26 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AMneutral
Lābha11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Kāla14:412:41 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Śubha16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Roga18:186:18 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:068:06 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Lābha21:179:17 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5212:52+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMgood
Cara26:032:03+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMneutral
Roga27:143:14+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:264:26+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM

05:385:38 AM sunrise20:068:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:4611:46 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 11:4811:48 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 25:231:23+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:2912:29 PM
Bālavauntil 23:4611:46 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:068:06 PM–21:229:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:186:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:229:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:4611:46 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMūla11:4811:48 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhya25:23 01:231:23 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaBava12:2912:29 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 406
Day length
14 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:1112:11+1 AM
Moonset
07:487:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:318:31 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1410:14 AM11:4811:48 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:125:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:294:29 PM18:186:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:125:12 PM20:068:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:068:06 PM21:229:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:068:06 PM20:258:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:068:06 PM21:039:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:079:07 PM22:4010:40 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5411:54 PM24:3212:32+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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