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

Monday 18 March 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:2111:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:538:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0510:05 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

13:211:21 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:211:21 PM
At noon, 13:211:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 344° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 344° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:445:44 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1110:11 AM–11:3911:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5712:57 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:223:22 PM–16:104:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:237:23 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:237:23 PM–20:348:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5111:51 AM–13:211:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:451:45 PM–14:342:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:522:52 PM–16:224:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:104:10 PM–16:584:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:5110:51 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:207:20 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Śubha10:2110:21 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Roga11:5111:51 AM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Udvega13:211:21 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:224:22 PMneutral
Lābha16:224:22 PM–17:525:52 PMgood
Amṛta17:525:52 PM–19:237:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:237:23 PM–20:528:52 PMneutral
Roga20:528:52 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Udvega25:211:21+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:502:50+1 AM–28:204:20+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:204:20+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMgood
Cara29:495:49+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise19:237:23 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:538:53 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 16:514:51 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 15:253:25 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:0510:05 AM
Śakuniuntil 20:538:53 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AM
Abhijit 12:5712:57 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 19:237:23 PM–20:588:58 PM
Niśītha 24:5712:57+1 AM–25:451:45+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2110:21 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:588:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:451:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī20:538:53 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā16:514:51 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya15:253:25 PMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:0510:05 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 695
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
30:596:59+1 AM
Moonset
18:146:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:445:44 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:445:44 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:459:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:459:45 AM12:0912:09 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1110:11 AM11:3911:39 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5712:57 PM13:451:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:451:45 PM14:342:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:342:34 PM16:584:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:223:22 PM16:104:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:104:10 PM16:584:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:584:58 PM19:237:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:237:23 PM20:588:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:237:23 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:237:23 PM20:348:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5110:51 PM24:2112:21+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5712:57+1 AM25:451:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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