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March 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 12 March 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:4910:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:129:12 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:438:43 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 265° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 265° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:142:14 PM–15:453:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:098:09 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:1410:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4411:44 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–16:124:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:1911:19 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

Roga05:465:46 AM–07:167:16 AMavoid
Udvega07:167:16 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:1410:14 AMneutral
Lābha10:1410:14 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Amṛta11:4411:44 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Roga16:124:12 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:415:41 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Lābha19:127:12 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Cara25:141:14+1 AM–26:442:44+1 AMneutral
Roga26:442:44+1 AM–28:154:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:154:15+1 AM–29:455:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 09:129:12 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 22:3710:37 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:438:43 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:129:12 AM
Bālavauntil 20:158:15 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–16:124:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:124:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī09:129:12 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā22:3710:37 PMMūla
YogaVajra08:438:43 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava09:129:12 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 689
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
24:2812:28+1 AM
Moonset
10:3910:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:098:09 AM08:578:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:142:14 PM15:453:45 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:1911:19 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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