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Tuesday 21 April 2026 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:589:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:456:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:255:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 19% 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 muhūrta03:573:57 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:255:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:418:41 AM–10:1910:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:351:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:504:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3411:34 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

Roga05:255:25 AM–07:037:03 AMavoid
Udvega07:037:03 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Cara08:418:41 AM–10:1910:19 AMneutral
Lābha10:1910:19 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Amṛta11:5711:57 AM–13:351:35 PMgood
Kāla13:351:35 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:504:50 PMgood
Roga16:504:50 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:286:28 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid
Lābha19:507:50 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Udvega21:129:12 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Amṛta23:5611:56 PM–25:181:18 AM+1good
Cara25:181:18 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1neutral
Roga26:402:40 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:024:02 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24 AM+1

05:255:25 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 29:245:24 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:456:45 AM
Pañcamīuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:292:29 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 15:013:01 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:456:45 AM
Bavauntil 17:155:15 PM
Bālavauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:504:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:504:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 03 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:456:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:29 02:292:29 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana15:013:01 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:456:45 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:24 05:245:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 686
Day length
13 h 03 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:068:06 AM
Moonset
23:0311:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:573:57 AM05:255:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:573:57 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:255:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:255:25 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM08:548:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:1910:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:1211:12 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:286:28 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3411:34 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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