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March 2015 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 23 March 2015 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 02:562:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4212:42 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:441:44 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 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 muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:254:25 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:527:52 PM–21:229:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:077:07 AM–08:388:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0910:09 AM–11:4111:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5310:53 AM–12:2312:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 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

Amṛta05:365:36 AM–07:077:07 AMgood
Kāla07:077:07 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Śubha08:388:38 AM–10:0910:09 AMgood
Roga10:0910:09 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Udvega11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:157:15 PMneutral
Roga19:157:15 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:091:09 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1good
Amṛta26:372:37 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Cara28:064:06 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:2212:22 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 15:363:36 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:441:44 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:077:07 AM–08:388:38 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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 08:388:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:42 00:4212:42 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:22 00:2212:22 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti15:363:36 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija13:441:44 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 639
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:487:48 AM
Moonset
21:059:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:254:25 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5310:53 AM12:2312:23 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 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 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:527:52 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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