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March 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 8 March 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Śukravāra. Tṛtīyā began at 18:296:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:256:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:256:25 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

13:241:24 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:241:24 PM
At noon, 13:241:24 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 213° ahead of it, in Citrā, 92% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 213° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:565:56 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:471:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:213:21 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:147:14 PM–19:387:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:147:14 PM–20:288:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2711:27 PM–25:041:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:2910:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:4110:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:241:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:421:42 PM–15:193:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:194:19 PM–17:465:46 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

Cara07:347:34 AM–09:029:02 AMneutral
Lābha09:029:02 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Amṛta10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Śubha13:241:24 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Roga14:512:51 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Udvega16:194:19 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid
Cara17:465:46 PM–19:147:14 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:147:14 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Udvega23:5111:51 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:231:23+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:562:56+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Cara28:284:28+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMneutral
Roga30:016:01+1 AM–31:337:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33+1 AM

07:347:34 AM sunrise19:147:14 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 18:256:25 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 29:575:57+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 21:499:49 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:256:25 PM
Bavauntil 30:146:14+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5711:57 AM–13:241:24 PM
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:471:47 PM
Pradoṣa 19:147:14 PM–20:528:52 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59+1 AM–25:471:47+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:471:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:528:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā18:256:25 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraCitrā29:57 05:575:57 AM SatSvātī
YogaVṛddhi21:499:49 PMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:256:25 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:33 07:337:33 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 685
Day length
11 h 39 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:1610:16 PM
Moonset
08:558:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:565:56 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:565:56 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:549:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:549:54 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:549:54 AM10:4110:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:001:00 PM13:481:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:471:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:421:42 PM15:193:19 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:342:34 PM16:544:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:213:21 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:194:19 PM17:465:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:544:54 PM19:147:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:147:14 PM20:528:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:147:14 PM19:387:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:147:14 PM20:288:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2711:27 PM25:041:04+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59+1 AM25:471:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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