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Saturday 12 March 2016 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:4211:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:338:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0510:05 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:105:10 AM
  • Amṛta kāla09:179:17 AM–10:4310:43 AM
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PM
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AM
  • Durmuhūrta05:595:59 AM–06:466:46 AM
  • Durmuhūrta06:466:46 AM–07:337:33 AM
  • Rāhu kāla08:558:55 AM–10:2210:22 AM
  • Varjya12:0912:09 PM–13:351:35 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PM
  • Varjya24:3012:30 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1

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

Kāla05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Śubha07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMgood
Roga08:558:55 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Udvega10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Cara11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMneutral
Lābha13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Amṛta14:462:46 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Kāla16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMgood
Udvega19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Śubha20:458:45 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Amṛta22:1710:17 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Cara23:4911:49 PM–25:211:21 AM+1neutral
Roga25:211:21 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:532:53 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:254:25 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:338:33 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 15:453:45 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 23:4611:46 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:0510:05 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:338:33 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:558:55 AM–10:2210:22 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2210:22 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī20:338:33 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraAśvinī15:453:45 PMBharaṇī
YogaIndra23:4611:46 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija10:0510:05 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:57 05:575:57 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 994
Day length
11 h 42 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:507:50 AM
Moonset
21:439:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:204:20 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:595:59 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika05:595:59 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrta05:595:59 AM06:466:46 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta06:466:46 AM07:337:33 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava08:198:19 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:558:55 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kāla09:179:17 AM10:4310:43 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhna11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:2711:27 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya12:0912:09 PM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa13:181:18 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijaya13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:213:21 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:415:41 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya24:3012:30 AM+125:571:57 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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