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March 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 31 March 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 01:231:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2412:24 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:399:39 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:066:06 AM–07:397:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:066:06 AM–06:566:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:566:56 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:129:12 AM–10:4610:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:521:52 PM–15:253:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:389:38 PM–23:1411:14 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

Kāla06:066:06 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Śubha07:397:39 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Roga09:129:12 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Udvega10:4610:46 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Cara12:1912:19 PM–13:521:52 PMneutral
Lābha13:521:52 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Amṛta15:253:25 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Kāla16:584:58 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:326:32 PM–19:587:58 PMgood
Udvega19:587:58 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Śubha21:259:25 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Amṛta22:5110:51 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Cara24:1812:18 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1neutral
Roga25:451:45 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:113:11 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:384:38 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:2412:24 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 09:399:39 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:4812:48 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:2412:24 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:129:12 AM–10:4610:46 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:048:04 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4610:46 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:24 00:2412:24 AM SunPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī09:399:39 AMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha10:1410:14 AMPrīti
KaraṇaVaṇija12:4812:48 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:05 06:056:05 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 498
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:278:27 AM
Moonset
21:579:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:066:06 AM06:566:56 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:566:56 AM07:457:45 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:129:12 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:389:38 PM23:1411:14 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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