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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 24 March 2004 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 21:119:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0811:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0610:06 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2810:28 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3511:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:301:30 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

Lābha05:555:55 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Amṛta07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Śubha10:2810:28 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Roga11:5911:59 AM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Cara15:013:01 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral
Lābha16:324:32 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:036:03 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Śubha19:327:32 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Amṛta21:019:01 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–23:5911:59 PMneutral
Roga23:5911:59 PM–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:281:28 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:562:56 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Udvega28:254:25 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:555:55 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:0811:08 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 18:406:40 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 29:415:41 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:0610:06 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:0811:08 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5911:59 AM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī23:0811:08 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī18:406:40 PMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha29:41 05:415:41 AM ThuPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija10:0610:06 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 623
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:288:28 AM
Moonset
21:069:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:241:24 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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