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Sunday 5 April 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 02:302:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:414:41+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:382:38 PM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:241:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:073:07 PM–15:583:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:505:50+1 AM–31:377:37+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5812:58 PM–14:352:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:114:11 PM–17:485:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:415:41 PM–18:336:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:485:48 PM–19:247:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:067:06 PM–20:538:53 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

Udvega06:336:33 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Cara08:098:09 AM–09:459:45 AMneutral
Lābha09:459:45 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Amṛta11:2211:22 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Śubha14:352:35 PM–16:114:11 PMgood
Roga16:114:11 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid
Udvega17:485:48 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:247:24 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Amṛta20:478:47 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Cara22:1110:11 PM–23:3411:34 PMneutral
Roga23:3411:34 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5712:57+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:212:21+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMgood
Udvega27:443:44+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:085:08+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:414:41+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 14:382:38 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 29:555:55+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:343:34 PM
Bālavauntil 28:414:41+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:241:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:485:48 PM–19:247:24 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:538:53 PM
Niśītha 24:3312:33+1 AM–25:211:21+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:247:24 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:538:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:211:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī28:41 04:414:41 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā14:382:38 PMAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi29:55 05:555:55 AM MonVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava15:343:34 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:31 06:316:31 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 670
Day length
12 h 51 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
23:3211:32 PM
Moonset
07:517:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:504:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:073:07 PM15:583:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:114:11 PM17:485:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:504:50 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:415:41 PM18:336:33 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:485:48 PM19:247:24 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:067:06 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:538:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3312:33+1 AM25:211:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:505:50+1 AM31:377:37+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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