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March 2015 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 9 March 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 07:147:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:319:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:319:31 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 217° ahead of it, in Citrā, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 217° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:323:32 PM–17:185:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:178:17 AM–09:449:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:052:05 PM–15:323:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:074:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:454:45+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:496:49 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Kāla08:178:17 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Śubha09:449:44 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Cara14:052:05 PM–15:323:32 PMneutral
Lābha15:323:32 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:266:26 PM–19:597:59 PMneutral
Roga19:597:59 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Kāla21:329:32 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Lābha23:0411:04 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3712:37+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:102:10+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:423:42+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Cara29:155:15+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:486:48+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 09:319:31 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 14:082:08 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:319:31 AM
Bavauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:178:17 AM–09:449:44 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:449:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā09:319:31 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraCitrā22:3810:38 PMSvātī
YogaVṛddhi14:082:08 PMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:319:31 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:48 06:486:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 625
Day length
11 h 37 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
21:509:50 PM
Moonset
08:218:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:481:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:323:32 PM17:185:18 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:454:45+1 AM30:306:30+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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