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

Tuesday 31 March 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 12:1912:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:219:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:219:21 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:483:48 PM–17:165:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:007:00 AM–08:288:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:2610:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:592:59 PM–16:314:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:3311:33 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

Roga05:525:52 AM–07:237:23 AMavoid
Udvega07:237:23 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:2610:26 AMneutral
Lābha10:2610:26 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Amṛta11:5711:57 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Śubha14:592:59 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Roga16:314:31 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:026:02 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid
Lābha19:317:31 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Udvega20:598:59 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Cara25:251:25+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMneutral
Roga26:542:54+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:234:23+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:515:51+1 AM

05:525:52 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:219:21 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:006:00 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 17:155:15 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:219:21 AM
Bavauntil 20:058:05 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:592:59 PM–16:314:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:314:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī09:219:21 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:006:00 PMRohiṇī
YogaPrīti17:155:15 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:219:21 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:51 05:515:51 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 438
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:029:02 AM
Moonset
21:429:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:007:00 AM08:288:28 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM09:069:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:314:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:483:48 PM17:165:16 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:3311:33 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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