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March 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 March 2026 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:546:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:565:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:565:56 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

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 351° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • 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 kāla19:077:07 PM–20:408:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:509:50 AM–11:2311:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:405:40 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Udvega13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PMneutral
Lābha16:134:13 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:445:44 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Śubha19:137:13 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:111:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:111:11 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:402:40 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Udvega28:104:10 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 05:565:56 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 28:234:23 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:512:51 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 25:311:31 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 05:565:56 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 17:145:14 PM
Nāgauntil 28:234:23 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  12. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī05:565:56 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:51 02:512:51 AM ThuUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaŚubha25:31 01:311:31 AM ThuŚukla
KaraṇaŚakuni05:565:56 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraBudhavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 652
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:125:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:509:50 AM11:2311:23 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th 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 nakṣatra19:077:07 PM20:408:40 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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