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Thursday 16 March 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:413:41+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:412:41 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Svātī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:245:24 PM–19:097:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:326:32 AM–08:028:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:506:50 AM–08:368:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:329:32 AM–11:0211:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3210:32 AM–11:2011:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:022:02 PM–15:323:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:084:08 PMan 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

Śubha06:326:32 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Roga08:028:02 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Udvega09:329:32 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Cara11:0211:02 AM–12:3212:32 PMneutral
Lābha12:3212:32 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Amṛta14:022:02 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Kāla15:323:32 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Śubha17:025:02 PM–18:336:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:336:33 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Cara20:028:02 PM–21:329:32 PMneutral
Roga21:329:32 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Kāla23:0211:02 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3212:32+1 AM–26:012:01+1 AMgood
Udvega26:012:01+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:313:31+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:015:01+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:326:32 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:413:41+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 29:015:01+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:412:41 PM
Bālavauntil 27:413:41+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:022:02 PM–15:323:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:323:32 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:41 03:413:41 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī27:05 03:053:05 AM FriViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta29:01 05:015:01 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava14:412:41 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 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 01 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:479:47 PM
Moonset
08:488:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:326:32 AM08:028:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:506:50 AM08:368:36 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:329:32 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3210:32 AM11:2011:20 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:084:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:245:24 PM19:097:09 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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