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

Thursday 17 March 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 12:2112:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2310:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:208:20 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3910:39 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:366:36 AM–08:068:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–11:0611:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3610:36 AM–11:2411:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:361:36 PM–15:073:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:114:11 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

Śubha06:366:36 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Cara11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMneutral
Lābha12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Kāla15:353:35 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Śubha17:055:05 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:356:35 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Cara20:058:05 PM–21:359:35 PMneutral
Roga21:359:35 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3512:35+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMgood
Udvega26:052:05+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:055:05+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:2310:23 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:208:20 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 08:408:40 AM
Harṣaṇauntil 29:475:47+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:2310:23 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:209:20 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:118:11 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī10:2310:23 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī08:208:20 AMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta08:408:40 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava10:2310:23 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:35 06:356:35 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 545
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
23:0011:00 PM
Moonset
08:548:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:366:36 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3610:36 AM11:2411:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:361:36 PM15:073:07 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3910:39 PM24:0912:09+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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