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Monday 19 May 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:0711:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:438:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:519:51 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:071:07 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:397:39 AM–09:179:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5610:56 AM–12:3512:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:142:14 PM–15:533:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:352:35 PM–16:054:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:403:40 PM–16:334:33 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

Amṛta06:006:00 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Kāla07:397:39 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Śubha09:179:17 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Roga10:5610:56 AM–12:3512:35 PMavoid
Udvega12:3512:35 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral
Lābha15:533:53 PM–17:325:32 PMgood
Amṛta17:325:32 PM–19:117:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:117:11 PM–20:328:32 PMneutral
Roga20:328:32 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Kāla21:539:53 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Lābha23:1411:14 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Udvega24:3512:35 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:561:56 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1good
Cara28:384:38 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:438:43 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 15:253:25 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:519:51 AM
Bālavauntil 20:438:43 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:397:39 AM–09:179:17 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:378:37 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 09:179:17 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:378:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī20:438:43 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā28:07 04:074:07 AM TueUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaSādhya15:253:25 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava09:519:51 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 313
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
22:5510:55 PM
Moonset
08:478:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:3512:35 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:334:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:352:35 PM16:054:05 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:403:40 PM16:334:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:334:33 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:117:11 PM20:378:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:117:11 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:117:11 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3611:36 PM25:071:07 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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