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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 10 March 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 02:252:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0211:02 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Svātī, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:231:23 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:587:58 AM–09:289:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:2612:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0212:02 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2612:26 PM–13:551:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:194:19 PM–17:505:50 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

Lābha06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Amṛta07:587:58 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Kāla09:289:28 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Roga12:2612:26 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Udvega13:551:55 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–16:534:53 PMneutral
Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Śubha19:537:53 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Amṛta21:249:24 PM–22:5510:55 PMgood
Cara22:5510:55 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2512:25 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:561:56 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:273:27 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Udvega28:584:58 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 11:0211:02 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 22:4410:44 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:251:25 PM
Bālavauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2612:26 PM–13:551:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:551:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:23 00:2312:23 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā11:0211:02 AMSvātī
YogaDhruva22:4410:44 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava13:251:25 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 609
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:459:45 PM
Moonset
08:348:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM13:551:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:194:19 PM17:505:50 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:231:23 AM+126:532:53 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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