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

Monday 16 March 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 04:444:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:187:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Svātī, 89% 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 muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:539:53 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:357:35 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0711:07 AM–12:5512:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:393:39 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

Amṛta06:066:06 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Kāla07:357:35 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Amṛta16:334:33 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:337:33 PMneutral
Roga19:337:33 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Kāla21:039:03 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Lābha22:3310:33 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0312:03+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:341:34+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:043:04+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Cara28:344:34+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 07:187:18 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 07:467:46 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:187:18 AM
Bavauntil 20:318:31 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:357:35 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā07:187:18 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaDhruva07:467:46 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:187:18 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 423
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:269:26 PM
Moonset
07:547:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:357:35 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0711:07 AM12:5512:55 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:539:53 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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