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March 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 21 March 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 19:147:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:074:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:048:04 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:569:56 PM–23:2311:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:297:29 AM–09:009:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3210:32 AM–12:0312:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:101:10 PM–14:382:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:053:05 PM–16:374:37 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara05:585:58 AM–07:297:29 AMneutral
Lābha07:297:29 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Amṛta09:009:00 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Kāla10:3210:32 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Śubha12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Roga13:341:34 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Udvega15:053:05 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Cara16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:086:08 PM–19:367:36 PMavoid
Kāla19:367:36 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Lābha21:059:05 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Udvega22:3410:34 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1good
Amṛta25:311:31 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Cara26:592:59 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1neutral
Roga28:284:28 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:074:07 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:048:04 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 23:3011:30 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:074:07 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:422:42 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3210:32 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:427:42 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0312:03 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:074:07 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī08:048:04 AMViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa23:3011:30 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava16:074:07 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:56 05:565:56 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 254
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
22:2710:27 PM
Moonset
07:547:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:297:29 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:101:10 PM14:382:38 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:569:56 PM23:2311:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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