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March 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 March 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 05:445:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:188:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:188:18 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Svātī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:307:30 AM–09:009:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–12:0112:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0712:07 PM–13:551:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:393:39 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

Amṛta05:595:59 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Kāla07:307:30 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Śubha09:009:00 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Udvega12:0112:01 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Amṛta16:334:33 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:046:04 PM–19:337:33 PMneutral
Roga19:337:33 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0112:01+1 AM–25:301:30+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:301:30+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:003:00+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Cara28:294:29+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 08:188:18 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 08:468:46 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:188:18 AM
Bavauntil 21:319:31 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:307:30 AM–09:009:00 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:009:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā08:188:18 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaDhruva08:468:46 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:188:18 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 423
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:498:49 PM
Moonset
08:158:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:307:30 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0712:07 PM13:551:55 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:141:14 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5310:53 PM24:4012:40+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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