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Tuesday 28 March 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 18:096:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:174:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:174:17 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2710:27 AM–11:5811:58 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:406:40 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:406:40 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–11:0011:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3212:32 PM–14:042:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:085:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3610:36 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2111:21 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1an 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

Roga06:246:24 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Udvega07:567:56 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–11:0011:00 AMneutral
Lābha11:0011:00 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Amṛta12:3212:32 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Kāla14:042:04 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Roga17:085:08 PM–18:406:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:406:40 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Lābha20:088:08 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Śubha23:0411:04 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3212:32 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1good
Cara25:591:59 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1neutral
Roga27:273:27 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:554:55 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:236:23 AM+1

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:406:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:174:17 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 18:496:49 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 23:0911:09 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:174:17 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:163:16 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:085:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:406:40 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08 AM+1–24:5612:56 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:085:08 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:174:17 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā18:496:49 PMAnurādhā
YogaVajra23:0911:09 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava16:174:17 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 130
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:2410:24 PM
Moonset
08:588:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2710:27 AM11:5811:58 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:406:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:406:40 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:406:40 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:406:40 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3610:36 PM24:0612:06 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2111:21 PM24:0812:08 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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