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Monday 13 March 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 07:497:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:138:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:277:27 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2412:24 PM–14:062:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 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

Amṛta05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Kāla07:277:27 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Cara13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMneutral
Lābha14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMneutral
Roga19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Kāla20:458:45 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Lābha22:1710:17 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:211:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:211:21+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:532:53+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Cara28:254:25+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:138:13 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:423:42+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 11:0711:07 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:138:13 AM
Bavauntil 20:418:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:277:27 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:138:13 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:42 03:423:42 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaIndra11:0711:07 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:138:13 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 115
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:048:04 AM
Moonset
22:1710:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3610:36 PM24:1812:18+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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