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Friday 15 March 2013 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 03:543:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:155:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:294:29 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:429:42 AM–11:2511:25 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:237:23 AM–08:528:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:168:16 AM–09:039:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:4911:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:071:07 PM–14:492:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:472:47 PM–16:164:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:523:52 AM+1–29:375:37 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

Cara05:545:54 AM–07:237:23 AMneutral
Lābha07:237:23 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Amṛta08:528:52 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Śubha11:4911:49 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Roga13:181:18 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Udvega14:472:47 PM–16:164:16 PMavoid
Cara16:164:16 PM–17:455:45 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:455:45 PM–19:167:16 PMavoid
Kāla19:167:16 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Lābha20:478:47 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Udvega22:1810:18 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Śubha23:4811:48 PM–25:191:19 AM+1good
Amṛta25:191:19 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1good
Cara26:502:50 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1neutral
Roga28:214:21 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 17:235:23 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 21:459:45 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:294:29 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2010:20 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4911:49 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī29:15 05:155:15 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraAśvinī17:235:23 PMBharaṇī
YogaIndra21:459:45 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija16:294:29 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra29:52 05:525:52 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 901
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:107:10 AM
Moonset
21:409:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:168:16 AM09:039:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:429:42 AM11:2511:25 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:071:07 PM14:492:49 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:523:52 AM+129:375:37 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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