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

Monday 18 March 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:216:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:533:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2510:25 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:522:52+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:193:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:515:51 PM–19:217:21 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

Amṛta05:405:40 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Kāla07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMavoid
Śubha08:418:41 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Roga10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Udvega11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:445:44 PM–19:137:13 PMneutral
Roga19:137:13 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Udvega23:4211:42 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:111:11+1 AM–26:402:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:402:40+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMgood
Cara28:104:10+1 AM–29:395:39+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39+1 AM

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:533:53 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 11:5111:51 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 10:2510:25 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 15:533:53 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:462:46+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:418:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  7. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī15:533:53 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā11:5111:51 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya10:2510:25 AMŚubha
KaraṇaŚakuni15:533:53 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 695
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
29:255:25+1 AM
Moonset
16:484:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:193:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:217:21 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:522:52+1 AM28:224:22+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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