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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 7 April 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 04:504:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:043:04+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2611:26 AM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

13:151:15 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:151:15 PM
At noon, 13:151:15 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:411:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:243:24 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–20:028:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:478:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2412:24+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:151:15 PM–14:522:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:143:14 PM–16:464:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika16:284:28 PM–18:046:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:575:57 PM–18:496:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:516:51 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Cara08:278:27 AM–10:0310:03 AMneutral
Lābha10:0310:03 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–13:151:15 PMgood
Kāla13:151:15 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Roga16:284:28 PM–18:046:04 PMavoid
Udvega18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:407:40 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Amṛta21:049:04 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–23:5111:51 PMneutral
Roga23:5111:51 PM–25:151:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:151:15+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:382:38+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMgood
Udvega28:024:02+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:265:26+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:516:51 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:043:04+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 11:2611:26 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 21:249:24 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:593:59 PM
Bālavauntil 27:043:04+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:411:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:5112:51+1 AM–25:391:39+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:411:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:407:40 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:391:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:04 03:043:04 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā11:2611:26 AMAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi21:249:24 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava15:593:59 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:49 06:496:49 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 715
Day length
12 h 49 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:1511:15 PM
Moonset
08:568:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:411:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:065:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:143:14 PM16:464:46 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:243:24 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:284:28 PM18:046:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:065:06 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:575:57 PM18:496:49 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:046:04 PM19:407:40 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM20:028:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:478:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2412:24+1 AM25:551:55+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5112:51+1 AM25:391:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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