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Monday 9 March 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:542:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3812:38+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:441:44 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Maghā, 97% 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 muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:033:03 PM–15:503:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:409:40 PM–23:1011:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:448:44 AM–10:1210:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3911:39 AM–13:071:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4212:42 PM–14:122:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:301:30 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–16:014:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:503:50 PM–16:364:36 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

Amṛta07:177:17 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Kāla08:448:44 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Roga11:3911:39 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Udvega13:071:07 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–16:014:01 PMneutral
Lābha16:014:01 PM–17:295:29 PMgood
Amṛta17:295:29 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:566:56 PM–20:288:28 PMneutral
Roga20:288:28 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:061:06+1 AMgood
Udvega25:061:06+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:382:38+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:114:11+1 AM–29:435:43+1 AMgood
Cara29:435:43+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:3812:38+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 14:532:53 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:441:44 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:3812:38+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:448:44 AM–10:1210:12 AM
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:358:35 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42+1 AM–25:301:30+1 AM

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1210:12 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:358:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:38 00:3812:38 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraMaghā23:5511:55 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSukarmā14:532:53 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaGara13:441:44 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 434
Day length
11 h 39 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
17:385:38 PM
Moonset
30:446:44+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:448:44 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:5711:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4212:42 PM14:122:12 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:301:30 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:033:03 PM15:503:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:503:50 PM16:364:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:358:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:409:40 PM23:1011:10 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42+1 AM25:301:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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