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April 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 20 April 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 21:589:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:456:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:416:41 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:461:46 PM–15:123:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:438:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:517:51 AM–09:329:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:279:27 AM–10:5410:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1311:13 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:221:22 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:044:04 PM–16:584:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 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

Amṛta06:096:09 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Kāla07:517:51 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Śubha09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMgood
Roga11:1311:13 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PMneutral
Lābha16:174:17 PM–17:585:58 PMgood
Amṛta17:585:58 PM–19:407:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:407:40 PM–20:588:58 PMneutral
Roga20:588:58 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5412:54+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:122:12+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMgood
Cara28:494:49+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:456:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 16:394:39 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 06:416:41 AM
Śobhanauntil 27:013:01+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:208:20 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:456:45 PM
Bavauntil 29:155:15+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:517:51 AM–09:329:32 AM
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–21:039:03 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:329:32 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 13 h 30 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:039:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:456:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī16:394:39 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSaubhāgya06:416:41 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaVaṇija08:208:20 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 685
Day length
13 h 30 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:597:59 AM
Moonset
24:0912:09+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:279:27 AM10:5410:54 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1311:13 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:221:22 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:461:46 PM15:123:12 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:584:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:044:04 PM16:584:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:584:58 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM21:039:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:438:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:449:44 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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