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Tuesday 1 March 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:0412:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3712:37+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1512:15 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Revatī, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0611:06 AM–12:4512:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:509:50 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4012:40 PM–14:042:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:293:29 PM–16:534:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2311:23 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMan 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

Roga07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Kāla14:042:04 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Śubha15:293:29 PM–16:534:53 PMgood
Roga16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:186:18 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Lābha19:537:53 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Udvega21:289:28 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Śubha23:0411:04 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3912:39+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMgood
Cara26:142:14+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMneutral
Roga27:493:49+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:255:25+1 AM–31:007:00+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:007:00+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:3712:37+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 13:351:35 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:136:13 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:3712:37+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:293:29 PM–16:534:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:534:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:37 00:3712:37 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraRevatī13:351:35 PMAśvinī
YogaŚukla18:136:13 PMBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija12:1512:15 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:00 07:007:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 529
Day length
11 h 17 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
08:548:54 AM
Moonset
22:0210:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0611:06 AM12:4512:45 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2311:23 PM24:1312:13+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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