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Thursday 25 April 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:374:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:053:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:215:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:196:19 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:215:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:555:55 PM–19:277:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:215:21 AM–07:007:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:398:39 AM–10:1110:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:398:39 AM–10:1710:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:449:44 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:351:35 PM–15:133:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:533:53 PMan 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

Śubha05:215:21 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Roga07:007:00 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Udvega08:398:39 AM–10:1710:17 AMavoid
Cara10:1710:17 AM–11:5611:56 AMneutral
Lābha11:5611:56 AM–13:351:35 PMgood
Amṛta13:351:35 PM–15:133:13 PMgood
Kāla15:133:13 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Śubha16:524:52 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:316:31 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Cara19:527:52 PM–21:139:13 PMneutral
Roga21:139:13 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–23:5511:55 PMavoid
Lābha23:5511:55 PM–25:171:17 AM+1good
Udvega25:171:17 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:382:38 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Amṛta27:593:59 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:215:21 AM to 29:205:20 AM+1

05:215:21 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 29:205:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 26:252:25 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 06:196:19 AM
Parighauntil 28:014:01 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:463:46 PM
Bālavauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:351:35 PM–15:133:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:133:13 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:05 03:053:05 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā26:25 02:252:25 AM FriMūla
YogaVarīyān06:196:19 AMParigha
KaraṇaBava15:463:46 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:20 05:205:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 279
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
21:519:51 PM
Moonset
07:467:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:215:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:215:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:215:21 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:215:21 AM07:007:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:398:39 AM10:1110:11 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:449:44 AM10:3710:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:351:35 PM15:133:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:555:55 PM19:277:27 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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