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March 2056 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 20 March 2056 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 16:404:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:127:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:565:56 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

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 45° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 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 kāla18:546:54 PM–20:428:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:097:09 AM–08:408:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:058:05 AM–09:539:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:4111:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 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

Amṛta05:385:38 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Śubha08:408:40 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Roga10:1010:10 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–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:455:45 PM–19:147:14 PMneutral
Roga19:147:14 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Udvega23:4111:41 PM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:101:10+1 AM–26:392:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:392:39+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMgood
Cara28:084:08+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:385:38 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:127:12 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:1812:18+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 18:386:38 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 05:565:56 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:127:12 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:097:09 AM–08:408:40 AM
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+1 AM

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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:408:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:127:12 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:18 00:1812:18 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti18:386:38 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaVaṇija05:565:56 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2113
Śaka
1978
Kali
5157
Ahargaṇa
1 883 612
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:108:10 AM
Moonset
21:169:16 PM

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 twilight04:264:26 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:408:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:539:53 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 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 PM17:455:45 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 nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:428:42 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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