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March 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 March 1987 · Bucharest, Romania

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 14:452:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:541:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:228:22 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 215° ahead of it, in Svātī, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 215° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2911:29 PM–25:031:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:547:54 AM–09:249:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5410:54 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:032:03 PM–15:383:38 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

Lābha06:246:24 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Amṛta07:547:54 AM–09:249:24 AMgood
Kāla09:249:24 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral
Lābha16:544:54 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:246:24 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Śubha19:547:54 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Amṛta21:249:24 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2312:23+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:531:53+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:233:23+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Udvega28:534:53+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 13:541:54 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 08:348:34 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 08:228:22 AM
Vyāghātauntil 30:196:19+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:541:54 PM
Bavauntil 25:211:21+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā13:541:54 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraCitrā08:348:34 AMSvātī
YogaDhruva08:228:22 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:541:54 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 407
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:0110:01 PM
Moonset
07:287:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:032:03 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2911:29 PM25:031:03+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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