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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 10 March 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 05:255:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:233:23+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:022:02 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

13:301:30 PM

The Sun 56° above N. Day length 12 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:301:30 PM
At noon, 13:301:30 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Citrā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:587:58 AM–09:299:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:363:36 PM–16:264:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:477:47 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:477:47 PM–20:558:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:234:23+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:2210:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:051:05 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–15:043:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:197:19 PM–20:508:50 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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Amṛta08:488:48 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Śubha11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Roga13:301:30 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Udvega15:043:04 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Cara16:384:38 PM–18:126:12 PMneutral
Lābha18:126:12 PM–19:477:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:477:47 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Śubha21:139:13 PM–22:3910:39 PMgood
Amṛta22:3910:39 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMgood
Cara24:0512:05+1 AM–25:311:31+1 AMneutral
Roga25:311:31+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:572:57+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:234:23+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMgood
Udvega29:495:49+1 AM–31:157:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise19:477:47 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:233:23+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 14:022:02 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 25:441:44+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:254:25 PM
Bālavauntil 27:233:23+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–15:043:04 PM
Pradoṣa 19:477:47 PM–21:189:18 PM
Niśītha 25:071:07+1 AM–25:551:55+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:043:04 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:189:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:551:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:23 03:233:23 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā14:022:02 PMSvātī
YogaDhruva25:44 01:441:44 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava16:254:25 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 609
Day length
12 h 33 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:419:41 PM
Moonset
10:2410:24 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:449:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:587:58 AM09:299:29 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:449:44 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:551:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:061:06 PM13:541:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:452:45 PM17:165:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:363:36 PM16:264:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:165:16 PM19:477:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:197:19 PM20:508:50 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:477:47 PM21:189:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:477:47 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:477:47 PM20:558:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:071:07+1 AM25:551:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:234:23+1 AM29:535:53+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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