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

Tuesday 31 March 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 19:197:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:214:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:214:21 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4810:48 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:301:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:002:00 PM–15:283:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:033:03 PM–16:364:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4710:47 PM–23:3411:34 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

Roga05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:2510:25 AMneutral
Lābha10:2510:25 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Kāla13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Śubha15:033:03 PM–16:364:36 PMgood
Roga16:364:36 PM–18:096:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:096:09 PM–19:367:36 PMavoid
Lābha19:367:36 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Śubha22:3010:30 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Cara25:241:24+1 AM–26:512:51+1 AMneutral
Roga26:512:51+1 AM–28:184:18+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:184:18+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:465:46+1 AM

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:214:21 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:001:00+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 24:1512:15+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:214:21 PM
Bavauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:033:03 PM–16:364:36 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:364:36 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:214:21 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:00 01:001:00 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaPrīti24:15 00:1512:15 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:214:21 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 438
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:278:27 AM
Moonset
21:489:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM09:049:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:283:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:364:36 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4710:47 PM23:3411:34 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4810:48 PM24:1612:16+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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