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

Tuesday 17 March 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 15:183:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:415:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:443:44 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Svātī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:019:01 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:569:56 PM–23:4311:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:3711:37 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

Roga06:016:01 AM–07:317:31 AMavoid
Udvega07:317:31 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Cara09:019:01 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Śubha15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Roga16:324:32 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:036:03 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Lābha19:327:32 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Udvega21:029:02 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:311:31+1 AMgood
Cara25:311:31+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMneutral
Roga27:013:01+1 AM–28:304:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:304:30+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:006:00+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:415:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 15:443:44 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 16:334:33 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:415:41 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:324:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:415:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī15:443:44 PMViśākhā
YogaVyāghāta16:334:33 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava17:415:41 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 424
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:409:40 PM
Moonset
08:308:30 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:569:56 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:3711:37 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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