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Thursday 16 April 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 12:5412:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:262:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:297:29 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:253:25 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:477:47 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:477:47 PM–20:528:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:331:33 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:396:39 AM–08:188:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:3511:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0211:02 AM–11:5411:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:301:30 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:304:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:174:17 PM–17:105:10 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

Śubha06:396:39 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Roga08:188:18 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Cara11:3511:35 AM–13:131:13 PMneutral
Lābha13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Amṛta14:522:52 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Kāla16:304:30 PM–18:096:09 PMavoid
Śubha18:096:09 PM–19:477:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:477:47 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Cara21:099:09 PM–22:3010:30 PMneutral
Roga22:3010:30 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:131:13 AM+1–26:342:34 AM+1good
Udvega26:342:34 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:553:55 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Amṛta29:165:16 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:396:39 AM sunrise19:477:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:262:26 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 07:297:29 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:262:26 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:391:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:304:30 PM
Pradoṣa 19:477:47 PM–21:149:14 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49 AM+1–25:371:37 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:304:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:149:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:262:26 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā07:297:29 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVarīyān27:56 03:563:56 AM FriParigha
KaraṇaBālava14:262:26 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:38 06:386:38 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 454
Day length
13 h 08 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
23:4611:46 PM
Moonset
09:259:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:396:39 AM08:188:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:5411:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:5411:54 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:301:30 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:253:25 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:174:17 PM17:105:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:477:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:477:47 PM21:149:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:477:47 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:477:47 PM20:528:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:331:33 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49 AM+125:371:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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