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

Tuesday 17 March 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 07:187:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:447:44 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3512:35+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:288:28 AM–09:169:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:049:04 AM–10:3410:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0412:04 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:561:56 PM–15:433:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga06:046:04 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Udvega07:347:34 AM–09:049:04 AMavoid
Cara09:049:04 AM–10:3410:34 AMneutral
Lābha10:3410:34 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Amṛta12:0412:04 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Roga16:344:34 PM–18:046:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:046:04 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Lābha19:347:34 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Śubha22:3310:33 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0312:03+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Cara25:331:33+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMneutral
Roga27:033:03+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:334:33+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:419:41 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:447:44 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 08:338:33 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:419:41 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4610:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:344:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:419:41 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī07:447:44 AMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta08:338:33 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava09:419:41 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 424
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:2210:22 PM
Moonset
08:268:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:288:28 AM09:169:16 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:049:04 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:433:43 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3512:35+1 AM26:212:21+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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