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

Monday 30 March 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1911:19 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaubhāgya Śayana Vrata determinateVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 36° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 36° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:422:42 PM–16:084:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:066:06 AM–07:327:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:177:17 AM–08:518:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2610:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:351:35 PM–15:093:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:473:47 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

Amṛta05:435:43 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:2610:26 AMgood
Roga10:2610:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Cara13:351:35 PM–15:093:09 PMneutral
Lābha15:093:09 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:186:18 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Udvega23:5911:59 PM–25:251:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:251:25+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:502:50+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMgood
Cara28:164:16+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:415:41+1 AM

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 19:007:00 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 19:387:38 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:1911:19 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:469:46 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:177:17 AM–08:518:51 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:518:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā11:1911:19 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraBharaṇī19:007:00 PMKṛttikā
YogaViṣkambha19:387:38 PMPrīti
KaraṇaGara11:1911:19 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 437
Day length
12 h 35 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:377:37 AM
Moonset
21:319:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:066:06 AM07:327:32 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:351:35 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:084:08 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:473:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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