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March 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 17 March 1979 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 05:555:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:506:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:506:50 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Svātī, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:397:39 PM–21:209:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:356:35 AM–08:058:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:356:35 AM–07:237:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:237:23 AM–08:118:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:359:35 AM–11:0511:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:379:37 AM–11:1711:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:062:06 PM–15:363:36 PMYama’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

Kāla06:356:35 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Śubha08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Udvega11:0511:05 AM–12:3512:35 PMavoid
Cara12:3512:35 PM–14:062:06 PMneutral
Lābha14:062:06 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:366:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:366:36 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Śubha21:369:36 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Amṛta23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Cara24:3512:35+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMneutral
Roga26:052:05+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:343:34+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:045:04+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:356:35 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 06:506:50 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 28:524:52+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 29:055:05+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:506:50 AM
Bavauntil 19:087:08 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:359:35 AM–11:0511:05 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0511:05 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā06:506:50 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraSvātī28:52 04:524:52 AM SunViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta29:05 05:055:05 AM SunHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:506:50 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:34 06:346:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 484
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:439:43 PM
Moonset
08:418:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:058:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:356:35 AM07:237:23 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:237:23 AM08:118:11 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:379:37 AM11:1711:17 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:397:39 PM21:209:20 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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