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April 1942 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 20 April 1942 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 04:554:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:5712:57 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:5712:57 PM
At noon, 12:5712:57 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 18% 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:073:07 PM–15:593:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:277:27 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:277:27 PM–20:338:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:2912:29+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:048:04 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1911:19 AM–12:5712:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5411:54 AM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:231:23 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:352:35 PM–16:124:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:593:59 PM–16:514:51 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

Amṛta06:276:27 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Kāla08:048:04 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Roga11:1911:19 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Udvega12:5712:57 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–17:505:50 PMgood
Amṛta17:505:50 PM–19:277:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:277:27 PM–20:498:49 PMneutral
Roga20:498:49 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5612:56+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:192:19+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:413:41+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Cara29:035:03+1 AM–30:266:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise19:277:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 07:167:16 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 19:087:08 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:167:16 AM
Bavauntil 20:308:30 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:048:04 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 19:277:27 PM–20:558:55 PM
Niśītha 24:3212:32+1 AM–25:201:20+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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:558:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:201:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī07:167:16 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirāpast sunriseĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana19:087:08 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:167:16 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 004
Day length
13 h 00 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:389:38 AM
Moonset
23:2811:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5411:54 AM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3312:33 PM13:211:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:231:23 PM14:152:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:514:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:073:07 PM15:593:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:593:59 PM16:514:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:514:51 PM19:277:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:277:27 PM20:558:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:277:27 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:277:27 PM20:338:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4110:41 PM24:2912:29+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3212:32+1 AM25:201:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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