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Monday 24 April 2023 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 05:485:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:256:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:215:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:485:48 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 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 muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:394:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:215:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:432:43 PM–16:254:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:027:02 AM–08:428:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 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

Amṛta05:215:21 AM–07:027:02 AMgood
Kāla07:027:02 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Śubha08:428:42 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:446:44 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Lābha22:4310:43 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0212:02+1 AM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:221:22+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:412:41+1 AM–28:014:01+1 AMgood
Cara28:014:01+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:215:21 AM to 29:205:20+1 AM

05:215:21 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:205:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:256:25 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 05:485:48 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:256:25 AM
Bavauntil 18:596:59 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:027:02 AM–08:428:42 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:428:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:256:25 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā24:07 00:0712:07 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana05:485:48 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:256:25 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:20 05:205:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 593
Day length
13 h 23 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:597:59 AM
Moonset
23:2311:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:215:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:394:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:215:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:215:21 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:432:43 PM16:254:25 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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