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Thursday 23 March 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4811:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:258:25 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4512:45 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:535:53 AM–07:267:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:588:58 AM–10:3010:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:262:26 PM–16:094:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:433:43 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

Śubha05:535:53 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Roga07:267:26 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Cara10:3010:30 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Amṛta13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Kāla15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid
Śubha16:394:39 PM–18:116:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:116:11 PM–19:387:38 PMgood
Cara19:387:38 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0112:01 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1good
Udvega25:291:29 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:572:57 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Amṛta28:244:24 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:4811:48 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:258:25 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 21:259:25 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1411:14 AM
Bālavauntil 23:4811:48 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:063:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:4811:48 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī08:258:25 AMViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa21:259:25 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava11:1411:14 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:52 05:525:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 161
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:569:56 PM
Moonset
07:597:59 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:535:53 AM07:267:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:262:26 PM16:094:09 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:433:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4512:45 AM+126:282:28 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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