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March 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 9 March 1981 · Luanda, Angola

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1011:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4212:42 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:084:08 PM–17:355:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:437:43 AM–09:159:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4610:46 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–15:213:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:083:08 PM–15:573:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:027:02 PM–20:288:28 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

Amṛta06:126:12 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Kāla07:437:43 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Śubha09:159:15 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Roga10:4610:46 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:236:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:236:23 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Kāla21:219:21 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Lābha22:4910:49 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:461:46 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1good
Amṛta27:153:15 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Cara28:434:43 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:126:12 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:1011:10 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 14:022:02 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:4212:42 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:1011:10 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:437:43 AM–09:159:15 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:587:58 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:159:15 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī23:1011:10 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraAśvinī22:3810:38 PMBharaṇī
YogaBrahma14:022:02 PMIndra
KaraṇaVaṇija12:4212:42 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2037
Śaka
1902
Kali
5081
Ahargaṇa
1 856 207
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:588:58 AM
Moonset
21:129:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:083:08 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:084:08 PM17:355:35 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:027:02 PM20:288:28 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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