March 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 March 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:183:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:415:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:443:44 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Svātī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:535:53 AM–07:407:40 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:068:06 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–10:1210:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:569:56 PM–23:4311:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:1811:18 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

Roga05:425:42 AM–07:127:12 AMavoid
Udvega07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Cara08:428:42 AM–10:1210:12 AMneutral
Lābha10:1210:12 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Roga16:134:13 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:435:43 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Lābha19:137:13 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:121:12+1 AMgood
Cara25:121:12+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMneutral
Roga26:412:41+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:114:11+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:415:41+1 AM

05:425:42 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:415:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 15:443:44 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 16:334:33 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:415:41 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:134:13 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 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. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:415:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī15:443:44 PMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta16:334:33 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava17:415:41 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 424
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:219:21 PM
Moonset
08:108:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:535:53 AM07:407:40 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:068:06 AM08:548:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:569:56 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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