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March 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 March 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:285:28 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:074:07 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:503:50 PM–17:395:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:437:43 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4510:45 AM–12:1612:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:471:47 PM–15:183:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:553:55 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

Amṛta06:126:12 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Kāla07:437:43 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Roga10:4510:45 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Udvega12:1612:16 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Cara13:471:47 PM–15:183:18 PMneutral
Lābha15:183:18 PM–16:494:49 PMgood
Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–19:497:49 PMneutral
Roga19:497:49 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Kāla21:189:18 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Lābha22:4710:47 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Udvega24:1612:16 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:451:45 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1good
Amṛta27:143:14 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Cara28:434:43 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:285:28 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 21:169:16 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 29:225:22 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:074:07 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:285:28 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:437:43 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī29:28 05:285:28 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī21:169:16 PMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha29:22 05:225:22 AM TuePrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija16:074:07 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 547
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:338:33 AM
Moonset
21:129:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:471:47 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:503:50 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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