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Wednesday 5 March 1980 · Luanda, Angola

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 05:475:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:088:08 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:596:59 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Citrā, 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 muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:425:42 PM–19:297:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:566:56 AM–08:448:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:437:43 AM–09:159:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4710:47 AM–12:1812:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:501:50 PMRāhu’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

Lābha06:126:12 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Amṛta07:437:43 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Kāla09:159:15 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Roga12:1812:18 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Udvega13:501:50 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral
Lābha16:544:54 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:256:25 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Śubha19:547:54 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Amṛta21:229:22 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Cara22:5010:50 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1812:18 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:471:47 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:153:15 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Udvega28:434:43 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 24:5212:52 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 21:119:11 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:596:59 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1812:18 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:501:50 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  9. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā24:52 00:5212:52 AM ThuSvātī
YogaVṛddhi21:119:11 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava18:596:59 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 838
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
21:019:01 PM
Moonset
08:448:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:566:56 AM08:448:44 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:425:42 PM19:297:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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