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Saturday 25 March 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 07:307:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:536:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:261:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:053:05 PM–15:553:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:127:12 PM–19:357:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:127:12 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:032:03+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:516:51 AM–08:248:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:407:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:407:40 AM–08:308:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:569:56 AM–11:2911:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:342:34 PM–16:074:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:104:10 PM–17:495:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla06:516:51 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Śubha08:248:24 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Roga09:569:56 AM–11:2911:29 AMavoid
Udvega11:2911:29 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Cara13:021:02 PM–14:342:34 PMneutral
Lābha14:342:34 PM–16:074:07 PMgood
Amṛta16:074:07 PM–17:405:40 PMgood
Kāla17:405:40 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:127:12 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Udvega20:398:39 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Śubha22:0710:07 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Amṛta23:3411:34 PM–25:011:01+1 AMgood
Cara25:011:01+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMneutral
Roga26:282:28+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:553:55+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:225:22+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:516:51 AM sunrise19:127:12 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:536:53 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 28:314:31+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:492:49 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:536:53 AM
Bavauntil 18:536:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:569:56 AM–11:2911:29 AM
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 19:127:12 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37+1 AM–25:251:25+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2911:29 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:261:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:536:53 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā28:31 04:314:31 AM SunRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha14:492:49 PMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:536:53 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:49 06:496:49 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 563
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:568:56 AM
Moonset
24:0112:01+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:407:40 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:407:40 AM08:308:30 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:444:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:053:05 PM15:553:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:104:10 PM17:495:49 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:444:44 PM19:127:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:127:12 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:127:12 PM19:357:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:127:12 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:032:03+1 AM27:423:42+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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