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Thursday 20 March 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:358:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:558:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:176:17 PM–19:587:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:385:38 AM–07:097:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:178:17 AM–09:579:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:408:40 AM–10:1110:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:203:20 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

Śubha05:385:38 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Roga07:097:09 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Udvega08:408:40 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:4111:41 AMneutral
Lābha11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Amṛta13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMavoid
Śubha16:144:14 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:455:45 PM–19:147:14 PMgood
Cara19:147:14 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Udvega25:101:10 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:392:39 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1good
Amṛta28:084:08 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:558:55 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 19:057:05 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:428:42 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:558:55 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī20:558:55 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:58 00:5812:58 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚūla19:057:05 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara08:428:42 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 080
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
16:414:41 PM
Moonset
29:085:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:385:38 AM07:097:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:178:17 AM09:579:57 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:2910:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:176:17 PM19:587:58 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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