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

Saturday 28 March 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 03:143:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2511:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

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

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:218:21 AM

Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Revatī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:106:10 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:106:10 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:153:15 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:026:02 AM–07:337:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:026:02 AM–06:506:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:506:50 AM–07:397:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:049:04 AM–10:3510:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:371:37 PM–15:083:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:516:51 PM–20:158:15 PMa 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

Kāla06:026:02 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Śubha07:337:33 AM–09:049:04 AMgood
Roga09:049:04 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Udvega10:3510:35 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Cara12:0612:06 PM–13:371:37 PMneutral
Lābha13:371:37 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Amṛta15:083:08 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Kāla16:394:39 PM–18:106:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:106:10 PM–19:397:39 PMgood
Udvega19:397:39 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Śubha21:089:08 PM–22:3710:37 PMgood
Amṛta22:3710:37 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Cara24:0612:06 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1neutral
Roga25:351:35 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:033:03 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:324:32 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:106:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:2511:25 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 08:218:21 AM
Revatīuntil 29:215:21 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:5012:50 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 13:191:19 PM
Bavauntil 23:2511:25 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:049:04 AM–10:3510:35 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:106:10 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3510:35 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:2511:25 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā08:218:21 AMRevatī
YogaBrahma12:5012:50 PMIndra
KaraṇaKiṃstughna13:191:19 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:01 06:016:01 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 435
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:186:18 AM
Moonset
18:446:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:026:02 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:026:02 AM06:506:50 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:506:50 AM07:397:39 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:049:04 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:371:37 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:106:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:106:10 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:106:10 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:106:10 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:516:51 PM20:158:15 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:153:15 AM+128:394:39 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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