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Tuesday 17 March 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:1812:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:412:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4412:44 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:355:35 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM–10:3910:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:401:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:113:11 PM–16:414:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:566:56 PM–20:438:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5810:58 PM–23:4511:45 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

Roga06:076:07 AM–07:377:37 AMavoid
Udvega07:377:37 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Cara09:089:08 AM–10:3910:39 AMneutral
Lābha10:3910:39 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Kāla13:401:40 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Śubha15:113:11 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Roga16:414:41 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:126:12 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Lābha19:417:41 PM–21:109:10 PMgood
Udvega21:109:10 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Śubha22:4010:40 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1neutral
Roga27:083:08 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:374:37 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:412:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:4412:44 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 13:331:33 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:412:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:113:11 PM–16:414:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:414:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:412:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī12:4412:44 PMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta13:331:33 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava14:412:41 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 424
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:359:35 PM
Moonset
09:009:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:328:32 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:113:11 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:566:56 PM20:438:43 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5810:58 PM23:4511:45 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:355:35 AM+131:217:21 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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