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Tuesday 18 March 2025 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 10:0410:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4012:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:147:14 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:523:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:057:05 PM–19:297:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:057:05 PM–20:178:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:271:27 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0310:03 AM–11:3311:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:342:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:402:40 PM–16:274:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla16:044:04 PM–17:355:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1an 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

Roga07:027:02 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Udvega08:328:32 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Cara10:0310:03 AM–11:3311:33 AMneutral
Lābha11:3311:33 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Amṛta13:041:04 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Kāla14:342:34 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Śubha16:044:04 PM–17:355:35 PMgood
Roga17:355:35 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:057:05 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Lābha20:358:35 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Udvega22:0410:04 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Śubha23:3311:33 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Amṛta25:031:03 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1good
Cara26:322:32 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:315:31 AM+1–31:007:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:007:00 AM+1

07:027:02 AM sunrise19:057:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:4012:40 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 08:228:22 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 07:147:14 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:4012:40 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:551:55 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:281:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:044:04 PM–17:355:35 PM
Pradoṣa 19:057:05 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:355:35 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:4012:40 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī08:228:22 AMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta07:147:14 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava12:4012:40 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:00 07:007:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 287
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
23:4611:46 PM
Moonset
08:388:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:1510:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0310:03 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:414:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:402:40 PM16:274:27 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:523:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:044:04 PM17:355:35 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:414:41 PM19:057:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:057:05 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:057:05 PM19:297:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:057:05 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:271:27 AM+127:153:15 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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