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Thursday 20 March 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:351:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:551:55+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:421:42 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1711:17 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:445:44 AM–07:157:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:468:46 AM–10:1710:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:469:46 AM–10:3510:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:171:17 PM–14:572:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:502:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:273:27 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

Śubha05:445:44 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Roga07:157:15 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Udvega08:468:46 AM–10:1710:17 AMavoid
Cara10:1710:17 AM–11:4811:48 AMneutral
Lābha11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Kāla14:502:50 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:525:52 PM–19:217:21 PMgood
Cara19:217:21 PM–20:508:50 PMneutral
Roga20:508:50 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Lābha23:4711:47 PM–25:161:16+1 AMgood
Udvega25:161:16+1 AM–26:442:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:442:44+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:134:13+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:551:55+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 24:0512:05+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:421:42 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:551:55+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:502:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:502:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 09 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī25:55 01:551:55 AM FriPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunīpast sunriseUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚūla24:05 00:0512:05 AM FriGaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara13:421:42 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra29:42 05:425:42 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 080
Day length
12 h 09 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:244:24 PM
Moonset
29:125:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:445:44 AM07:157:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:469:46 AM10:3510:35 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM14:572:57 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:273:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1711:17 PM24:5812:58+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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