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March 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 14 March 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 02:302:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:452:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5810:58 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Svātī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:228:22 PM–22:0210:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:046:04 AM–07:337:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:046:04 AM–06:516:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:397:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:039:03 AM–10:3310:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2410:24 AM–12:0412:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 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

Kāla06:046:04 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Śubha07:337:33 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Roga09:039:03 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Udvega10:3310:33 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Cara12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMneutral
Lābha13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Amṛta15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Kāla16:324:32 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:016:01 PM–19:327:32 PMgood
Udvega19:327:32 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Śubha21:029:02 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Amṛta22:3210:32 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMgood
Cara24:0212:02+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMneutral
Roga25:321:32+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:023:02+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:324:32+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:452:45+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 10:5810:58 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:322:32 PM
Bālavauntil 26:452:45+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:039:03 AM–10:3310:33 AM
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3310:33 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:45 02:452:45 AM SunPañcamī
NakṣatraSvātī29:31 05:315:31 AM SunViśākhā
YogaDhruva10:5810:58 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava14:322:32 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:03 06:036:03 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 439
Day length
11 h 58 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:259:25 PM
Moonset
07:447:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:046:04 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:046:04 AM06:516:51 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:397:39 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2410:24 AM12:0412:04 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:228:22 PM22:0210:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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