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Friday 28 March 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 17:115:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:455:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:295:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:325:32 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:573:57 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:295:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0911:09 AM–12:4912:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:037:03 AM–08:378:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:597:59 AM–08:508:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1110:11 AM–11:4611:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:542:54 PM–16:284:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:2812:28 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1a 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

Cara05:295:29 AM–07:037:03 AMneutral
Lābha07:037:03 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Amṛta08:378:37 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Kāla10:1110:11 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Śubha11:4611:46 AM–13:201:20 PMgood
Roga13:201:20 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Udvega14:542:54 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Cara16:284:28 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:036:03 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Kāla19:287:28 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Lābha20:548:54 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Udvega22:1910:19 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Śubha23:4511:45 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Amṛta25:101:10 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1good
Cara26:362:36 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:295:29 AM to 29:275:27 AM+1

05:295:29 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:455:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 20:228:22 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 24:5412:54 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 05:325:32 AM
Bālavauntil 17:455:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1110:11 AM–11:4611:46 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4611:46 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:455:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā20:228:22 PMAnurādhā
YogaVajra24:54 00:5412:54 AM SatSiddhi
KaraṇaBava05:325:32 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra29:27 05:275:27 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 070
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:1410:14 PM
Moonset
07:317:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:573:57 AM05:295:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:573:57 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:295:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:295:29 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:597:59 AM08:508:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0911:09 AM12:4912:49 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:542:54 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2812:28 AM+126:062:06 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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