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March 1958 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 24 March 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:503:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3611:36 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:027:02 PM–20:498:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:587:58 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:208:20 AM–10:0710:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:383:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:154:15 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Kāla07:587:58 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Roga11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMavoid
Udvega12:3412:34 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:383:38 PMneutral
Lābha15:383:38 PM–17:105:10 PMgood
Amṛta17:105:10 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:426:42 PM–20:108:10 PMneutral
Roga20:108:10 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1good
Udvega24:3312:33 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:012:01 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Amṛta27:283:28 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Cara28:564:56 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 11:3611:36 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:462:46 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:587:58 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī27:50 03:503:50 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:23 00:2312:23 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti11:3611:36 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija14:462:46 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 847 821
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:148:14 AM
Moonset
22:2210:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:208:20 AM10:0710:07 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:3412:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:027:02 PM20:498:49 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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