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Thursday 16 March 2017 · Daegu, South Korea

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:414:41 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:413:41 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Svātī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:246:24 PM–20:098:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:366:36 AM–08:058:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:507:50 AM–09:369:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–11:0511:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3510:35 AM–11:2311:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:042:04 PM–15:343:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:223:22 PM–16:104:10 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

Śubha06:366:36 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Roga08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Cara11:0511:05 AM–12:3512:35 PMneutral
Lābha12:3512:35 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Amṛta14:042:04 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Kāla15:343:34 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid
Śubha17:045:04 PM–18:336:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:336:33 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Cara20:048:04 PM–21:349:34 PMneutral
Roga21:349:34 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Kāla23:0411:04 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3412:34 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Udvega26:042:04 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:343:34 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Amṛta29:045:04 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:414:41 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 28:054:05 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 30:016:01 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:413:41 PM
Bālavauntil 28:414:41 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:042:04 PM–15:343:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10 AM+1–24:5812:58 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:343:34 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 58 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī28:41 04:414:41 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī28:05 04:054:05 AM FriViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta30:01 06:016:01 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava15:413:41 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:34 06:346:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 363
Day length
11 h 58 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:0210:02 PM
Moonset
08:388:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:366:36 AM08:058:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:507:50 AM09:369:36 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3510:35 AM11:2311:23 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:223:22 PM16:104:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:246:24 PM20:098:09 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10 AM+124:5812:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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