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Thursday 23 March 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:2512:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3912:39+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3612:36 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 97% 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 muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:395:39 AM–07:117:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:127:12 AM–08:518:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:438:43 AM–10:1510:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:459:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:283:28 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

Śubha05:395:39 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Roga07:117:11 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Udvega08:438:43 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Cara10:1510:15 AM–11:4711:47 AMneutral
Lābha11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Śubha16:234:23 PM–17:555:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:555:55 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Cara19:237:23 PM–20:518:51 PMneutral
Roga20:518:51 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:4611:46 PMavoid
Lābha23:4611:46 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Udvega25:141:14+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:422:42+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:094:09+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM

05:395:39 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 23:4711:47 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 13:511:51 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:3612:36 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:39 00:3912:39 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī23:4711:47 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚūla13:511:51 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara12:3612:36 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 125
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:314:31 PM
Moonset
29:145:14+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:395:39 AM07:117:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:127:12 AM08:518:51 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:459:45 AM10:3410:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:486:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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