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March 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 March 2002 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 12:1312:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:142:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:142:14 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:415:41 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–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:346:34 PM–20:208:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:008:00 AM–09:469:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–12:5512:55 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

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

Amṛta05:415:41 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–16:134:13 PMgood
Amṛta16:134:13 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 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:111:11 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1good
Amṛta26:412:41 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Cara28:104:10 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:142:14 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 23:5111:51 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 22:1710:17 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:142:14 PM
Bavauntil 27:073:07 AM+1
Bālavapast 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 AM+1

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:418:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī14:142:14 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī23:5111:51 PMKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti22:1710:17 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:142:14 PMBava
VāraSomavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 886
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:148:14 AM
Moonset
21:279:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:008:00 AM09:469:46 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 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 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:346:34 PM20:208:20 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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