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March 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 30 March 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5512:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5512:55 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:069:06 PM–22:3710:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0610:06 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:213:21 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

Amṛta05:285:28 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Kāla07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Śubha08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Roga10:0610:06 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Amṛta16:174:17 PM–17:495:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:495:49 PM–19:167:16 PMneutral
Roga19:167:16 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:051:05 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1good
Amṛta26:322:32 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Cara28:004:00 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:275:27 AM+1

05:285:28 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5512:55 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 23:2311:23 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 24:0012:00 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5512:55 PM
Bavauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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 08:338:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:5512:55 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā23:2311:23 PMRohiṇī
YogaPrīti24:00 00:0012:00 AM MonĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5512:55 PMBava
VāraSomavāra29:27 05:275:27 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 455
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:427:42 AM
Moonset
21:509:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0212:02 PM13:321:32 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:069:06 PM22:3710:37 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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