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March 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 31 March 1999 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:234:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:255:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

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

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:255:25 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 171° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 171° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:339:33 AM–11:1611:16 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:348:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1010:10 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1911:19 AM–12:1012:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:201:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:262:26 AM+1–28:104:10 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

Lābha05:245:24 AM–06:596:59 AMgood
Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Kāla08:348:34 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Śubha10:1010:10 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Roga11:4511:45 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Cara14:552:55 PM–16:314:31 PMneutral
Lābha16:314:31 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:066:06 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid
Śubha19:317:31 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Amṛta20:558:55 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Cara22:1910:19 PM–23:4411:44 PMneutral
Roga23:4411:44 PM–25:081:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:081:08 AM+1–26:332:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:332:33 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1good
Udvega27:573:57 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:225:22 AM+1

05:245:24 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:225:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 05:255:25 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 17:175:17 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 17:495:49 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 05:255:25 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:046:04 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:201:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  6. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 43 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī05:255:25 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī17:175:17 PMHasta
YogaVṛddhi17:495:49 PMDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija05:255:25 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:22 05:225:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 803
Day length
12 h 43 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:225:22 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:339:33 AM11:1611:16 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1911:19 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:262:26 AM+128:104:10 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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