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March 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 March 2002 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 17:135:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:147:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:147:14 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3411:34 PM–25:201:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:537:53 AM–09:239:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:001:00 PM–14:462:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta06:226:22 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Kāla07:537:53 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Śubha09:239:23 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Cara13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Amṛta16:554:55 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:256:25 PM–19:557:55 PMneutral
Roga19:557:55 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Lābha22:5410:54 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Udvega24:2312:23 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:531:53 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1good
Amṛta27:223:22 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Cara28:524:52 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:147:14 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:514:51 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 19:147:14 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:537:53 AM–09:239:23 AM
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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 09:239:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:147:14 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:51 04:514:51 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti27:17 03:173:17 AM TueViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi19:147:14 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 886
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:518:51 AM
Moonset
21:569:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:001:00 PM14:462:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3411:34 PM25:201:20 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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