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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 3 April 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 03:173:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:073:07+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

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

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:307:30 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 172° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:144:14 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:471:47+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:308:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0410:04 AM–11:3711:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1211:12 AM–12:0212:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3711:37 AM–13:111:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:024:02 PM–17:395:39 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

Lābha05:245:24 AM–06:576:57 AMgood
Amṛta06:576:57 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Śubha10:0410:04 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Roga11:3711:37 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Udvega13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Cara14:442:44 PM–16:184:18 PMneutral
Lābha16:184:18 PM–17:515:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:515:51 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Śubha19:187:18 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Amṛta20:448:44 PM–22:1010:10 PMgood
Cara22:1010:10 PM–23:3711:37 PMneutral
Roga23:3711:37 PM–25:031:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:031:03+1 AM–26:302:30+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:302:30+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMgood
Udvega27:563:56+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:235:23+1 AM

05:245:24 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 27:073:07+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 07:307:30 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 24:4412:44+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:163:16 PM
Bavauntil 27:073:07+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3711:37 AM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:111:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā27:07 03:073:07 AM ThuPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī07:307:30 AMHasta
YogaDhruva24:44 00:4412:44 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:163:16 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:23 05:235:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 711
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:285:28 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:144:14 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1211:12 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:024:02 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:471:47+1 AM27:253:25+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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