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Thursday 16 March 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:413:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:053:05 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

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 226° ahead of it, in Svātī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 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

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:595:59 AM–07:297:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:3110:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0010:00 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:199:19 PM–23:0611:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha05:595:59 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Roga07:297:29 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Cara10:3110:31 AM–12:0112:01 PMneutral
Lābha12:0112:01 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Amṛta13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Śubha16:334:33 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:046:04 PM–19:337:33 PMgood
Cara19:337:33 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0112:01 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1good
Udvega25:301:30 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Amṛta28:294:29 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:413:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 15:053:05 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 17:015:01 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:413:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:474:47 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:023:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī15:413:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī15:053:05 PMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta17:015:01 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava15:413:41 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 363
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:269:26 PM
Moonset
08:498:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:297:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0010:00 AM10:4910:49 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:199:19 PM23:0611:06 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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