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March 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 March 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 06:446:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:189:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:516:51 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Svātī, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5311:53 PM–25:401:40+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:188:18 AM–09:489:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1911:19 AM–12:4912:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:071:07 PM–14:552:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:141:14 PM–14:022:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:202:20 PM–15:513:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:274:27 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

Amṛta06:476:47 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Kāla08:188:18 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Śubha09:489:48 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Roga11:1911:19 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Udvega12:4912:49 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Cara14:202:20 PM–15:513:51 PMneutral
Lābha15:513:51 PM–17:215:21 PMgood
Amṛta17:215:21 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:2011:20 PMavoid
Lābha23:2011:20 PM–24:4912:49+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4912:49+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:182:18+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:483:48+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMgood
Cara29:175:17+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 09:189:18 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 06:516:51 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 09:469:46 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:189:18 AM
Bavauntil 22:3110:31 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:188:18 AM–09:489:48 AM
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25+1 AM–25:131:13+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:489:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā09:189:18 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraCitrā06:516:51 AMSvātī
YogaDhruva09:469:46 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:189:18 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 423
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:369:36 PM
Moonset
09:049:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:4912:49 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:071:07 PM14:552:55 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:141:14 PM14:022:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:202:20 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5311:53 PM25:401:40+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25+1 AM25:131:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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