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Sunday 6 April 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 08:258:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0311:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4910:49 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:068:06 AM–09:559:55 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4112:41 PM–14:152:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:483:48 PM–17:215:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:155:15 PM–18:056:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:215:21 PM–18:556:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:454:45 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:286:28 AM–08:028:02 AMavoid
Cara08:028:02 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–11:0811:08 AMgood
Amṛta11:0811:08 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Kāla12:4112:41 PM–14:152:15 PMavoid
Śubha14:152:15 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Roga15:483:48 PM–17:215:21 PMavoid
Udvega17:215:21 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:556:55 PM–20:218:21 PMgood
Amṛta20:218:21 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Cara21:489:48 PM–23:1411:14 PMneutral
Roga23:1411:14 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:4112:41 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:082:08 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Udvega27:343:34 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:015:01 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:0311:03 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 10:4910:49 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:0311:03 AM
Bavauntil 24:1712:17 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:215:21 PM–18:556:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:556:55 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:0311:03 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā10:4910:49 AMRohiṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān25:34 01:341:34 AM MonSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:0311:03 AMBava
VāraRavivāra30:27 06:276:27 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 270
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:149:14 AM
Moonset
22:4810:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:068:06 AM09:559:55 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:152:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:215:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:155:15 PM18:056:05 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:215:21 PM18:556:55 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:454:45 AM+130:336:33 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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