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March 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 25 March 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:4310:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:191:19+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0212:02 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 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 muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:012:01 PM–15:503:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:057:05 AM–08:378:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:203:20 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

Amṛta05:335:33 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Kāla07:057:05 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Śubha08:378:37 AM–10:0810:08 AMgood
Roga10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:475:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:475:47 PM–19:157:15 PMneutral
Roga19:157:15 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–25:081:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:081:08+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:362:36+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMgood
Cara28:044:04+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:335:33 AM to 29:325:32+1 AM

05:335:33 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:191:19+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 19:277:27 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 29:265:26+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:0212:02 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:191:19+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:057:05 AM–08:378:37 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:378:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:19 01:191:19 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī19:277:27 PMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha29:26 05:265:26 AM TuePrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija12:0212:02 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 684
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:437:43 AM
Moonset
21:109:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:012:01 PM15:503:50 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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