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May 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 5 May 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 01:091:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:053:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3512:35 PM–14:212:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:057:05 PM–19:277:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:057:05 PM–20:118:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:447:44 AM–09:219:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5810:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–15:503:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:294:29 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

Amṛta06:066:06 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Kāla07:447:44 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Śubha09:219:21 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Roga10:5810:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Udvega12:3612:36 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–15:503:50 PMneutral
Lābha15:503:50 PM–17:285:28 PMgood
Amṛta17:285:28 PM–19:057:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:057:05 PM–20:278:27 PMneutral
Roga20:278:27 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Udvega24:3512:35 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:581:58 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1good
Amṛta27:203:20 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Cara28:434:43 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise19:057:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 22:1910:19 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:268:26 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:102:10 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:447:44 AM–09:219:21 AM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:057:05 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:219:21 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī27:05 03:053:05 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā22:1910:19 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:268:26 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaVaṇija14:102:10 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 299
Day length
12 h 59 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:408:40 AM
Moonset
22:3110:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:447:44 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3512:35 PM14:212:21 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:294:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:057:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:057:05 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:057:05 PM19:277:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:057:05 PM20:118:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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