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Monday 18 March 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 18:166:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:223:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1110:11 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 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 muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:261:26 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:422:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:384:38 PM–18:066:06 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

Amṛta05:415:41 AM–07:127:12 AMgood
Kāla07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Śubha08:428:42 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Roga10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Udvega11:4211:42 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:422:42 PMneutral
Lābha14:422:42 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Amṛta16:124:12 PM–17:425:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:425:42 PM–19:127:12 PMneutral
Roga19:127:12 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Kāla20:428:42 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Udvega23:4111:41 PM–25:111:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:111:11 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1good
Amṛta26:402:40 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Cara28:104:10 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:223:22 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 11:3011:30 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 10:1110:11 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:223:22 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:428:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī15:223:22 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī11:3011:30 AMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta10:1110:11 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava15:223:22 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 468
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:2910:29 PM
Moonset
07:067:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:384:38 PM18:066:06 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:261:26 AM+126:542:54 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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