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March 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 27 March 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 05:115:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:455:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:147:14 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0911:09 PM–24:4912:49+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:545:54 AM–07:257:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:579:57 AM–10:4510:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:061:06 PM–14:462:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–15:003:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:373:37 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

Śubha05:545:54 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Roga07:257:25 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–11:5811:58 AMneutral
Lābha11:5811:58 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Amṛta13:291:29 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Kāla15:003:00 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Śubha16:314:31 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:317:31 PMgood
Cara19:317:31 PM–21:009:00 PMneutral
Roga21:009:00 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Kāla22:2910:29 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Lābha23:5811:58 PM–25:271:27+1 AMgood
Udvega25:271:27+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:552:55+1 AM–28:244:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:244:24+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:147:14 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 13:401:40 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:325:32 PM
Bālavauntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–15:003:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:003:00 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 09 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī29:45 05:455:45 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī07:147:14 AMViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa13:401:40 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava17:325:32 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 069
Day length
12 h 09 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:588:58 PM
Moonset
08:178:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:545:54 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:579:57 AM10:4510:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:061:06 PM14:462:46 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:373:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0911:09 PM24:4912:49+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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