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Friday 24 March 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 14:502:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:483:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:277:27 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:251:25 PM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 51° above N. Day length 11 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:277:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:021:02 PM–13:501:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:263:26 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:454:45 PM–18:286:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:257:25 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:257:25 PM–20:388:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:578:57 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:501:50 PM–14:382:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:264:26 PM–17:565:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:366:36 AM+1–32:218:21 AM+1a 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

Cara07:277:27 AM–08:578:57 AMneutral
Lābha08:578:57 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Amṛta10:2710:27 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Śubha13:261:26 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Roga14:562:56 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid
Udvega16:264:26 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid
Cara17:565:56 PM–19:257:25 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:257:25 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Kāla20:568:56 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Lābha22:2610:26 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:271:27 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Cara28:274:27 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1neutral
Roga29:585:58 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1

07:277:27 AM sunrise19:257:25 PM sunsetsunrise 31:287:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:483:48 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:122:12 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 13:251:25 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:483:48 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:324:32 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PM
Abhijit 13:021:02 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 19:257:25 PM–21:029:02 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03 AM+1–25:511:51 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:501:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:029:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī15:483:48 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā26:12 02:122:12 AM SatAnurādhā
YogaHarṣaṇa13:251:25 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava15:483:48 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:28 07:287:28 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 162
Day length
11 h 58 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:0310:03 PM
Moonset
11:0511:05 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:277:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:156:15 AM07:277:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:277:27 AM09:519:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:519:51 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:519:51 AM10:3810:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:501:50 PM14:382:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:263:26 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:264:26 PM17:565:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:454:45 PM18:286:28 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:257:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:257:25 PM21:029:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:257:25 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:257:25 PM20:388:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03 AM+125:511:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:366:36 AM+132:218:21 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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