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Monday 13 March 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 07:497:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:138:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:038:03 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0011:00 AM–12:2812:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2412:24 PM–14:062:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta06:346:34 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Kāla08:038:03 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–11:0011:00 AMgood
Roga11:0011:00 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Udvega12:2812:28 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PMneutral
Roga19:537:53 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Lābha22:5610:56 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Udvega24:2712:27 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:591:59 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1good
Amṛta27:303:30 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1good
Cara29:015:01 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:138:13 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:423:42 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 11:0711:07 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:138:13 AM
Bavauntil 20:418:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:038:03 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–20:008:00 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 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:138:13 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:42 03:423:42 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaIndra11:0711:07 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:138:13 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 115
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:558:55 AM
Moonset
22:4310:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0011:00 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3610:36 PM24:1812:18 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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