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March 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 12 March 2001 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 04:014:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:282:28 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:388:38 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Svātī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2411:24 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–12:0512:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:042:04 PM–15:373:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:373:37 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

Amṛta06:126:12 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Kāla07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Śubha09:099:09 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Udvega12:0512:05 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Amṛta16:304:30 PM–17:595:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:595:59 PM–19:307:30 PMneutral
Roga19:307:30 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Lābha22:3310:33 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Udvega24:0512:05 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:361:36 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1good
Amṛta27:073:07 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Cara28:394:39 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 08:388:38 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 16:584:58 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:093:09 PM
Bālavauntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:099:09 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:28 02:282:28 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā08:388:38 AMSvātī
YogaDhruva16:584:58 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava15:093:09 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 515
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:389:38 PM
Moonset
08:078:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:042:04 PM15:373:37 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:373:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2411:24 PM24:5712:57 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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