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March 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 13 March 1978 · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 08:498:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:139:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:139:13 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonNagoya12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:181:18 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:367:36 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:0212:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:241:24 PM–15:063:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–15:003:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:353:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta06:076:07 AM–07:367:36 AMgood
Kāla07:367:36 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Udvega12:0212:02 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–15:003:00 PMneutral
Lābha15:003:00 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:575:57 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral
Roga19:287:28 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Kāla20:598:59 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Udvega24:0212:02 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:331:33 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1good
Amṛta27:043:04 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Cara28:354:35 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:076:07 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:139:13 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:424:42 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:0712:07 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:139:13 AM
Bavauntil 21:419:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:367:36 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī09:139:13 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:42 04:424:42 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaIndra12:0712:07 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:139:13 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 115
Day length
11 h 50 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:328:32 AM
Moonset
22:0810:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:367:36 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:241:24 PM15:063:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3611:36 PM25:181:18 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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