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Wednesday 26 March 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 10:2210:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3712:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3712:37 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 50° above N. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:406:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:559:55 AM–11:4211:42 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:243:24 PM–16:124:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:358:35 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:2710:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:261:26 PM–14:552:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:1412:14+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:297:29 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Amṛta08:588:58 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Kāla10:2710:27 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Śubha11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMgood
Roga13:261:26 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Udvega14:552:55 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Cara16:244:24 PM–17:535:53 PMneutral
Lābha17:535:53 PM–19:227:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:227:22 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Śubha20:538:53 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Cara23:5511:55 PM–25:261:26+1 AMneutral
Roga25:261:26+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:572:57+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:284:28+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMgood
Udvega29:595:59+1 AM–31:307:30+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30+1 AM

07:297:29 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:3712:37 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 19:457:45 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3712:37 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:261:26 PM–14:552:55 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:598:59 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02+1 AM–25:501:50+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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:552:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:598:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:3712:37 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā19:457:45 PMAnurādhā
YogaVajra28:16 04:164:16 AM ThuSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava12:3712:37 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:30 07:307:30 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 086
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:209:20 PM
Moonset
11:4011:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:406:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:529:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:529:52 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:559:55 AM11:4211:42 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:372:37 PM17:005:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:243:24 PM16:124:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:005:00 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:598:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:358:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1412:14+1 AM26:022:02+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02+1 AM25:501:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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