Panchang for Bengaluru on Thursday, 17 April 2025

Thursday, 17 April 2025 IST Vedic time Chaitra māsa · Krishna paksha

Observance

No major festival — Krishna Chaturthi · Kaladanda (Anandadi)

Upcoming Anusuya Jayanti Vallabhacharya Jayanti, Appar Guru Pooja Shukdev Jayanti Parshuram Jayanti, Chithirai Kiruthigai Akshaya Tritiya, Matangi Jayanti, Basava Jayanti

Panchang timeline

local time
Shubh Ashubh
04 AM 06 AM 08 AM 10 AM 12 PM 02 PM 04 PM 06 PM 08 PM 10 PM 12 AM ☀ Sunrise 06:05 AM Sunset 06:32 PM Tithi → Panchami · Karana → Kaulava Brahma Pratah Sandhya 04:56 AM Abhijit Vijaya Sayahna Sandhya 06:32 PM Amrit 10:40 PM Yamaganda 06:05 AM Gulikai 09:12 AM Durm Varjyam 12:05 PM Rahu 01:52 PM NOW

Windows before 04 AM or after midnight are listed in the muhurat tables below.

Thursday, 17 April 2025

1. Tithi (Lunar day)

Krishna Chaturthi

until · then Panchami

Type
Rikta
Deity
Ganesha
Paksha
Krishna
2. Nakshatra (Lunar mansion)

Jyeshtha

until · then Moola

Pada
1
Lord
Mercury
Deity
Indra
3. Yoga (Solar-lunar)

Variyana

until · then Parigha

4. Karana (Half-tithi)

Balava

until · then Kaulava

Nature
Saumya
Lord
Moon
5. Vara (Weekday)

Guruvara

Ruling graha
Guru (Jupiter)

Sun & moon

Day length 12h 27m

Surya (Sun)

Mesha · Aries
Sunrise
Solar noon
12:19 PM
Sunset

Sun in Ashwini (pada 1)

Chandra (Moon)

Vrischika · Scorpio

Waning gibbous

86.1% illuminated · waning

Moonrise
10:14 PM
Moonset
09:41 AM (+1)

Rashi & signs

Moon sign (Chandra)
Vrischika (Scorpio)
Sun sign (Surya)
Mesha (Aries)
Sun nakshatra
Ashwini, pada 1
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)
24.2171°

Samvat & era

Vikram Samvat
2082 · Kalayukta
Shaka Samvat
1947 · Vishvavasu
Kali Yuga year
5126
Lunar month (Amanta)
Chaitra
Solar month
Chaitra
Ritu (Vedic · Drik)
Vasanta (Spring) · Vasanta
National civil date
27 Chaitra 1947 Shaka

Disha Shool & dosha

Inauspicious directionSouth

Travel remedy

Consume curd before travel

Panchaka rahitaNot active

Special yogas: Kaladanda (Anandadi)

Chandrabalam

Favourable rashis

Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrischika, Makara, Kumbha

Chandrashtama (avoid initiations)

Mesha

Shubh muhurat (auspicious)

  • Brahma Muhurat

  • Pratah Sandhya

  • Abhijit Muhurat

  • Vijaya Muhurta

  • Godhuli Muhurta

  • Sayahna Sandhya

  • Amrit Kalam

  • Nishita Muhurta

Ashubh muhurat (inauspicious)

  • Yamaganda

  • Gulikai Kalam

  • Dur Muhurtam

  • Varjyam

  • Rahu Kalam

Choghadiya (day & night)

Eight diurnal and eight nocturnal partitions for quick decisions

# Choghadiya Interval AuspiciousnessNature
01 Shubh GoodAuspicious
02 Rog AvoidInauspicious
03 Udveg AvoidInauspicious
04 Char GoodAuspicious
05 Labh GoodAuspicious
06 Amrit BestHighly auspicious
07 Kaal AvoidInauspicious
08 Shubh GoodAuspicious

Planetary positions (graha spashta)

Lahiri · sidereal
Graha Rashi Degrees Motion
Sun (Surya) Mesha (Aries) 3° 02′ Direct
Moon (Chandra) Vrischika (Scorpio) 16° 45′ Direct
Mercury (Budha) Meena (Pisces) 6° 18′ Direct
Venus (Shukra) Meena (Pisces) 0° 42′ Direct
Mars (Mangala) Karka (Cancer) 5° 18′ Direct
Jupiter (Guru) Vrishabha (Taurus) 24° 28′ Direct
Saturn (Shani) Meena (Pisces) 2° 08′ Direct
Rahu Meena (Pisces) 1° 39′ Retrograde
Ketu Kanya (Virgo) 1° 39′ Retrograde

Hourly hora

from sunrise · Jupiter first
  1. Guru Hora
  2. Mangala Hora
  3. Surya Hora
  4. Shukra Hora
  5. Budha Hora
  6. Chandra Hora
  7. Shani Hora
  8. Guru Hora
  9. Mangala Hora
  10. Surya Hora
  11. Shukra Hora
  12. Budha Hora
  13. Chandra Hora
  14. Shani Hora
  15. Guru Hora
  16. Mangala Hora
  17. Surya Hora
  18. Shukra Hora
  19. Budha Hora
  20. Chandra Hora
  21. Shani Hora
  22. Guru Hora
  23. Mangala Hora
  24. Surya Hora

Regional Hindu calendars

Solar and lunisolar month and era for Thursday, 17 April 2025

Tamil calendar

Chithirai(சித்திரை)

2056 · Vishvavasu

Telugu calendar

Chaitra(చైత్రం)

1947 · Vishvavasu

Kannada calendar

Chaitra(ಚೈತ್ರ)

1947 · Vishvavasu

Malayalam calendar

Medam(മേടം)

1199

Bengali calendar

Boishakh(বৈশাখ)

1432

Gujarati calendar

Chaitra(ચૈત્ર)

2082 · Nala

Marathi calendar

Chaitra(चैत्र)

1947 · Vishvavasu

Odia calendar

Baisakha(ବୈଶାଖ)

1432

Vedic astronomical almanac

Understanding the Hindu Panchang

Pancha (five) anga (limbs): the five elements above describe every day in the Hindu calendar. They are calculated for your location and its sunrise (Drik ganita) with the Lahiri ayanamsa.

1 Tithi (lunar day)

The lunar day, measured by the angle between the Moon and the Sun. The tithi at sunrise governs the day's observances; its end time is shown above.

2 Nakshatra (lunar mansion)

The stretch of sky the Moon is passing through. Each has a ruling planet and four padas, shown with today's nakshatra above.

3 Yoga

A combination of the Sun's and Moon's positions. The current yoga and the one that follows it are listed above.

4 Karana (half-tithi)

Half of a tithi. Each karana has its own nature, shown with the current karana above.

5 Vara (weekday)

The Vedic day runs from one sunrise to the next and has a ruling graha, shown above.