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Monday 15 March 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:309:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1010:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1010:10 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:576:57 PM–20:378:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:008:00 AM–09:299:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:578:57 AM–10:3710:37 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5810:58 AM–12:2812:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:024:02 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

Amṛta06:316:31 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Kāla08:008:00 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Śubha09:299:29 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Roga10:5810:58 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Udvega12:2812:28 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMneutral
Lābha15:263:26 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Amṛta16:554:55 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:246:24 PM–19:557:55 PMneutral
Roga19:557:55 PM–21:269:26 PMavoid
Kāla21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Lābha22:5610:56 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Udvega24:2712:27 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:571:57 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Amṛta27:283:28 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Cara28:594:59 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:1010:10 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 23:5711:57 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 26:292:29 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:1010:10 AM
Bavauntil 22:1910:19 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:008:00 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī10:1010:10 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī23:5711:57 PMKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti26:29 02:292:29 AM TueViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:1010:10 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:29 06:296:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 160
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:378:37 AM
Moonset
22:5010:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:578:57 AM10:3710:37 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:576:57 PM20:378:37 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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