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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 24 April 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 04:184:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:496:49 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

04:394:39 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:496:49 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSapporo11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:173:17 AM–03:583:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:383:38 AM–04:394:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:112:11 PM–15:593:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika04:394:39 AM–06:236:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:345:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:296:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:509:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:171:17 PM–15:003:00 PMYama’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

Kāla04:394:39 AM–06:236:23 AMavoid
Śubha06:236:23 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Udvega09:509:50 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Cara11:3311:33 AM–13:171:17 PMneutral
Lābha13:171:17 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Amṛta15:003:00 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Kāla16:444:44 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:276:27 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Udvega19:437:43 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Śubha21:009:00 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Amṛta22:1610:16 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Cara23:3211:32 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1neutral
Roga24:4912:49 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:052:05 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:213:21 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:394:39 AM to 28:384:38 AM+1

04:394:39 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 28:384:38 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:496:49 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:496:49 AM
Bavauntil 20:068:06 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:509:50 AM
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 PM

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 09:509:50 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:496:49 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā24:07 00:0712:07 AM SunĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍapast sunriseSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:496:49 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra28:38 04:384:38 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 654
Day length
13 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:017:01 AM
Moonset
23:1711:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:173:17 AM04:394:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:173:17 AM03:583:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:383:38 AM04:394:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:394:39 AM07:257:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day04:394:39 AM06:236:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta04:394:39 AM05:345:34 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:345:34 AM06:296:29 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:257:25 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:171:17 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:112:11 PM15:593:59 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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