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March 2015 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 9 March 2015 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:3110:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2812:28 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3211:32 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:5112:51 PM

The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5112:51 PM
At noon, 12:5112:51 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Svātī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:151:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:144:14 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:208:20 AM–09:519:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2111:21 AM–12:5112:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:151:15 PM–14:042:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:222:22 PM–15:523:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:403:40 PM–16:284:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:455:45 PM–19:307:30 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

Amṛta06:506:50 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Kāla08:208:20 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Śubha09:519:51 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Roga11:2111:21 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Udvega12:5112:51 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Cara14:222:22 PM–15:523:52 PMneutral
Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Amṛta17:225:22 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:536:53 PM–20:228:22 PMneutral
Roga20:228:22 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Kāla21:529:52 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Lābha23:2111:21 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1good
Udvega24:5112:51 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:212:21 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Amṛta27:503:50 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Cara29:205:20 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:506:50 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:2812:28 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 11:3811:38 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Bālavauntil 24:2812:28 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:208:20 AM–09:519:51 AM
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:151:15 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27 AM+1–25:151:15 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 09:519:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:151:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:28 00:2812:28 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā11:3811:38 AMSvātī
YogaDhruva27:30 03:303:30 AM TueVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava11:3211:32 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 625
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:559:55 PM
Moonset
09:209:20 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:151:15 PM14:042:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:403:40 PM16:284:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:455:45 PM19:307:30 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27 AM+125:151:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:144:14 AM+129:595:59 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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