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Thursday 16 March 2017 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:413:41 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:412:41 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Svātī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:245:24 PM–19:097:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:506:50 AM–08:368:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:289:28 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2810:28 AM–11:1511:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’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

Śubha06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Roga07:587:58 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Udvega09:289:28 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Kāla15:263:26 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid
Śubha16:564:56 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:266:26 PM–19:567:56 PMgood
Cara19:567:56 PM–21:269:26 PMneutral
Roga21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2612:26 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Udvega25:571:57 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:273:27 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Amṛta28:574:57 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 29:015:01 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:412:41 PM
Bālavauntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:41 03:413:41 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī27:05 03:053:05 AM FriViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta29:01 05:015:01 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava14:412:41 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:27 06:276:27 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 363
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:0010:00 PM
Moonset
08:288:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 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 day06:296:29 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:506:50 AM08:368:36 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2810:28 AM11:1511:15 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
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 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:245:24 PM19:097:09 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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