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

Saturday 31 March 1979 · Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 23:2311:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2410:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonJeddah12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:135:13 AM+1–30:496:49 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:186:18 AM–07:517:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:077:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:077:07 AM–07:577:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:239:23 AM–10:5510:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:002:00 PM–15:333:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:387:38 PM–21:149:14 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

Kāla06:186:18 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Śubha07:517:51 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Roga09:239:23 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Udvega10:5510:55 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Cara12:2812:28 PM–14:002:00 PMneutral
Lābha14:002:00 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Amṛta15:333:33 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Kāla17:055:05 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:376:37 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Udvega20:058:05 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Śubha21:329:32 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Amṛta23:0011:00 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Cara24:2712:27 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1neutral
Roga25:551:55 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:223:22 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:504:50 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:2410:24 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 07:397:39 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 08:148:14 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:4810:48 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:2410:24 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:239:23 AM–10:5510:55 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5510:55 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:2410:24 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī07:397:39 AMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha08:148:14 AMPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija10:4810:48 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 498
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:518:51 AM
Moonset
22:0010:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:517:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:186:18 AM07:077:07 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:077:07 AM07:577:57 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:387:38 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:135:13 AM+130:496:49 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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