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March 1947 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 8 March 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 11:1511:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:299:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:299:29 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:5411:54 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:436:43 AM–08:098:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:436:43 AM–07:297:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:297:29 AM–08:158:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:369:36 AM–11:0311:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:561:56 PM–15:233:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:361:36 AM+1–27:103:10 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

Kāla06:436:43 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Śubha08:098:09 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Roga09:369:36 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Udvega11:0311:03 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Cara12:3012:30 PM–13:561:56 PMneutral
Lābha13:561:56 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Amṛta15:233:23 PM–16:504:50 PMgood
Kāla16:504:50 PM–18:176:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:176:17 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Udvega19:507:50 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Śubha21:239:23 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Amṛta22:5610:56 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Cara24:2912:29 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1neutral
Roga26:022:02 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:353:35 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:085:08 AM+1–30:416:41 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:416:41 AM+1

06:436:43 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:299:29 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 17:185:18 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 11:0111:01 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:299:29 AM
Taitilauntil 20:488:48 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:369:36 AM–11:0311:03 AM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0311:03 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 34 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:299:29 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī17:185:18 PMHasta
YogaŚūla11:0111:01 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava09:299:29 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:41 06:416:41 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 787
Day length
11 h 34 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:357:35 PM
Moonset
07:327:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:436:43 AM08:098:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:436:43 AM07:297:29 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:297:29 AM08:158:15 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2210:22 AM11:5411:54 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:361:36 AM+127:103:10 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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