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March 1994 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 March 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 22:0010:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4212:42 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:597:59 AM–09:289:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5810:58 AM–12:2712:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:499:49 PM–23:3711:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:296:29 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Amṛta07:597:59 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Kāla09:289:28 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Śubha10:5810:58 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Roga12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Cara15:263:26 PM–16:564:56 PMneutral
Lābha16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:256:25 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Śubha19:567:56 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Amṛta21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2612:26 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:571:57 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:273:27 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Udvega28:574:57 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 10:5710:57 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 14:222:22 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:2111:21 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:42 00:4212:42 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraAśvinī10:5710:57 AMBharaṇī
YogaIndra14:222:22 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija11:2111:21 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2050
Śaka
1915
Kali
5094
Ahargaṇa
1 860 962
Day length
11 h 56 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:088:08 AM
Moonset
22:1610:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:499:49 PM23:3711:37 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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