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Wednesday 20 May 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Adhika Jyeṣṭha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 16:494:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:371:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:323:32 PM–16:294:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:178:17 PM–20:368:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:178:17 PM–21:159:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:304:30 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:497:49 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2311:23 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:562:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:427:42 PM–21:109:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:036:03 AM–07:497:49 AMgood
Amṛta07:497:49 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–11:2311:23 AMavoid
Śubha11:2311:23 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Roga13:101:10 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Udvega14:562:56 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Cara16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PMneutral
Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:178:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:178:17 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Śubha21:309:30 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Amṛta22:4310:43 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Cara23:5611:56 PM–25:091:09 AM+1neutral
Roga25:091:09 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:232:23 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:363:36 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Udvega28:494:49 AM+1–30:026:02 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02 AM+1

06:036:03 AM sunrise20:178:17 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:371:37 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:428:42 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 16:404:40 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:371:37 PM
Bavauntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:562:56 PM
Pradoṣa 20:178:17 PM–21:359:35 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45 AM+1–25:331:33 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:562:56 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:359:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:371:37 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:428:42 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚūla16:404:40 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:371:37 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Adhika Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 715
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:039:03 AM
Moonset
24:2112:21 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:497:49 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2311:23 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:352:35 PM17:265:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:323:32 PM16:294:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:265:26 PM20:178:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:109:10 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:178:17 PM21:359:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:178:17 PM20:368:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:178:17 PM21:159:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45 AM+125:331:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:304:30 AM+129:585:58 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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