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March 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 March 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:4012:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:499:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:495:49 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:519:51 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 98% 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 muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:495:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:377:37 AM–09:069:06 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:461:46 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:197:19 AM–08:488:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1810:18 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:171:17 PM–14:472:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:233:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:055:05 PM–18:326:32 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

Amṛta05:495:49 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Kāla07:197:19 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Śubha08:488:48 AM–10:1810:18 AMgood
Roga10:1810:18 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Cara13:171:17 PM–14:472:47 PMneutral
Lābha14:472:47 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Amṛta16:164:16 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:167:16 PMneutral
Roga19:167:16 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Lābha22:1710:17 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Udvega23:4711:47 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:171:17 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Amṛta26:472:47 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Cara28:174:17 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:495:49 AM to 29:485:48 AM+1

05:495:49 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:499:49 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 09:519:51 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 11:3911:39 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:1811:18 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:499:49 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:197:19 AM–08:488:48 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:488:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī21:499:49 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMaghā09:519:51 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhṛti11:3911:39 AMŚūla
KaraṇaGara11:1811:18 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 250
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:144:14 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:495:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:495:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:495:49 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:377:37 AM09:069:06 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1810:18 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5912:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:055:05 PM18:326:32 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:461:46 AM+127:133:13 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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