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March 1960 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 March 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 14:042:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2112:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:349:34 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Svātī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5911:59 PM–25:301:30+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:078:07 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:522:52 PM–16:244:24 PMa 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

Lābha06:386:38 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Amṛta08:078:07 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Roga12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Cara15:353:35 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:346:34 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Śubha20:048:04 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Cara23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3512:35+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:052:05+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:363:36+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Udvega29:065:06+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:366:36+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:2112:21 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 09:349:34 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:2112:21 PM
Bavauntil 23:2411:24 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:2112:21 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraCitrā09:349:34 AMSvātī
YogaDhruva11:2511:25 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:2112:21 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:36 06:366:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 544
Day length
11 h 56 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:539:53 PM
Moonset
08:148:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:522:52 PM16:244:24 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5911:59 PM25:301:30+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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