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March 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 2 March 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 00:5812:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:529:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2111:21 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Citrā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:594:59 PM–18:266:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:156:15 AM–07:437:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:156:15 AM–07:027:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:027:02 AM–07:497:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:198:19 AM–09:469:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:109:10 AM–10:3810:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:331:33 PM–15:013:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:573:57 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla06:156:15 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Śubha07:437:43 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Roga09:109:10 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Udvega10:3810:38 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Cara12:0512:05 PM–13:331:33 PMneutral
Lābha13:331:33 PM–15:013:01 PMgood
Amṛta15:013:01 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Kāla16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:565:56 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Udvega19:287:28 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Śubha21:009:00 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Amṛta22:3310:33 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Cara24:0512:05 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1neutral
Roga25:371:37 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:103:10 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:424:42 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:156:15 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:529:52 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 22:4510:45 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 25:351:35 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2111:21 AM
Bālavauntil 21:529:52 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:109:10 AM–10:3810:38 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:347:34 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3810:38 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:529:52 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā22:4510:45 PMSvātī
YogaVṛddhi25:35 01:351:35 AM SunDhruva
KaraṇaBava11:2111:21 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:14 06:146:14 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 870
Day length
11 h 40 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
21:249:24 PM
Moonset
08:318:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:156:15 AM07:437:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:156:15 AM07:027:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:027:02 AM07:497:49 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:198:19 AM09:469:46 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:109:10 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:331:33 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:594:59 PM18:266:26 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:573:57 AM+129:265:26 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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