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March 1953 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 4 March 1953 · Bucharest, Romania

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 04:104:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:016:01+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:085:08 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Citrā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:136:13 PM–19:597:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:407:40 AM–09:259:25 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:148:14 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0311:03 AM–12:2812:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2812:28 PM–13:521:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:496:49 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Amṛta08:148:14 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Kāla09:389:38 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Śubha11:0311:03 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Roga12:2812:28 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Udvega13:521:52 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Cara15:173:17 PM–16:424:42 PMneutral
Lābha16:424:42 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:076:07 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Śubha19:427:42 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Amṛta21:179:17 PM–22:5210:52 PMgood
Cara22:5210:52 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2712:27+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:022:02+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:373:37+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood
Udvega29:125:12+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 30:016:01+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 25:161:16+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 23:3911:39 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:085:08 PM
Bālavauntil 30:016:01+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2812:28 PM–13:521:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5112:51+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:521:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 18 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī30:01 06:016:01 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā25:16 01:161:16 AM ThuSvātī
YogaVṛddhi23:3911:39 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava17:085:08 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2009
Śaka
1874
Kali
5053
Ahargaṇa
1 845 975
Day length
11 h 18 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:1010:10 PM
Moonset
07:467:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:407:40 AM09:259:25 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:136:13 PM19:597:59 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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