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Thursday 23 March 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:2512:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3912:39 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3612:36 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:196:19 AM–07:507:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:127:12 AM–08:518:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:229:22 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:1211:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:163:16 PM–16:054:05 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

Śubha06:196:19 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Roga07:507:50 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Udvega09:229:22 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Kāla15:293:29 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid
Śubha17:005:00 PM–18:326:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:326:32 PM–20:008:00 PMgood
Cara20:008:00 PM–21:289:28 PMneutral
Roga21:289:28 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2412:24 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Udvega25:531:53 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:213:21 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Amṛta28:494:49 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 23:4711:47 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 13:511:51 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:3612:36 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:5012:50 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:39 00:3912:39 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī23:4711:47 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚūla13:511:51 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara12:3612:36 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:17 06:176:17 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 125
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
17:155:15 PM
Moonset
29:515:51 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:196:19 AM07:507:50 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:127:12 AM08:518:51 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:1211:12 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:163:16 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:486:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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