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

Tuesday 31 March 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 19:197:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:214:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:465:46 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4810:48 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:458:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3811:38 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:002:00 PM–15:283:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2810:28 PM–23:1511:15 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

Roga05:275:27 AM–07:007:00 AMavoid
Udvega07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Cara08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AMneutral
Lābha10:0610:06 AM–11:3811:38 AMgood
Amṛta11:3811:38 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Roga16:174:17 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:505:50 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Lābha19:177:17 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–25:051:05+1 AMgood
Cara25:051:05+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMneutral
Roga26:322:32+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:593:59+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:214:21 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:001:00+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 24:1512:15+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 05:465:46 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 16:214:21 PM
Bavauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:214:21 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:00 01:001:00 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaPrīti24:15 00:1512:15 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija05:465:46 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 438
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:068:06 AM
Moonset
21:299:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:458:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:338:33 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:283:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2810:28 PM23:1511:15 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4810:48 PM24:1612:16+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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