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March 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 March 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:582:58 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:371:37 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:583:58 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:201:20 PM–15:093:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:047:04 AM–08:368:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’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

Amṛta05:325:32 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Śubha08:368:36 AM–10:0810:08 AMgood
Roga10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Amṛta16:164:16 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:485:48 PM–19:157:15 PMneutral
Roga19:157:15 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–25:071:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:071:07 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1good
Amṛta26:352:35 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1good
Cara28:034:03 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31 AM+1

05:325:32 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:582:58 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 18:466:46 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 26:522:52 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:371:37 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:582:58 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:047:04 AM–08:368:36 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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 08:368:36 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:58 02:582:58 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī18:466:46 PMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha26:52 02:522:52 AM TuePrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija13:371:37 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 547
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:327:32 AM
Moonset
21:099:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:583:58 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:583:58 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:201:20 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 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 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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