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Monday 17 March 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phālguna Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:403:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4912:49+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

13:291:29 PM

The Sun 54° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:291:29 PM
At noon, 13:291:29 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:041:04 PM–13:531:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:313:31 PM–16:204:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:377:37 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:377:37 PM–20:478:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:464:46+1 AM–30:136:13+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5611:56 AM–13:281:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:531:53 PM–14:422:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:013:01 PM–16:334:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:204:20 PM–17:105:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:058:05 PM–21:329:32 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

Amṛta07:207:20 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Śubha10:2410:24 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Roga11:5611:56 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Udvega13:281:28 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Cara15:013:01 PM–16:334:33 PMneutral
Lābha16:334:33 PM–18:056:05 PMgood
Amṛta18:056:05 PM–19:377:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:377:37 PM–21:059:05 PMneutral
Roga21:059:05 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Kāla22:3310:33 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0112:01+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Udvega25:291:29+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:572:57+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:254:25+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood
Cara29:535:53+1 AM–31:217:21+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise19:377:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:4912:49+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 12:5112:51 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 14:392:39 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:182:18 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:4912:49+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AM
Abhijit 13:041:04 PM–13:531:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:377:37 PM–21:119:11 PM
Niśītha 25:051:05+1 AM–25:531:53+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2410:24 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:531:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:119:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:531:53+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:49 00:4912:49 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraMaghā12:5112:51 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhṛti14:392:39 PMŚūla
KaraṇaGara14:182:18 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 250
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
19:217:21 PM
Moonset
30:336:33+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:479:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:479:47 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3710:37 AM12:0612:06 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:531:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:041:04 PM13:521:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:531:53 PM14:422:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:422:42 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:013:01 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:313:31 PM16:204:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:204:20 PM17:105:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:377:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:377:37 PM21:119:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:377:37 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:377:37 PM20:478:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:058:05 PM21:329:32 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:051:05+1 AM25:531:53+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:464:46+1 AM30:136:13+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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