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Thursday 15 March 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 05:145:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:027:02 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:027:02 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Hasta, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:5611:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:316:31 AM–08:008:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:309:30 AM–10:5910:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:1611:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4811:48 AM–13:321:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:014:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:316:31 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Roga08:008:00 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Udvega09:309:30 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Cara10:5910:59 AM–12:2812:28 PMneutral
Lābha12:2812:28 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Kāla15:263:26 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Śubha16:554:55 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:246:24 PM–19:557:55 PMgood
Cara19:557:55 PM–21:259:25 PMneutral
Roga21:259:25 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2712:27 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Udvega25:581:58 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:283:28 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Amṛta28:594:59 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 07:027:02 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:424:42 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 08:438:43 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:027:02 AM
Taitilauntil 19:477:47 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā07:027:02 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta28:42 04:424:42 AM FriCitrā
YogaGaṇḍa08:438:43 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava07:027:02 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:30 06:306:30 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 482
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:487:48 PM
Moonset
07:107:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:316:31 AM08:008:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:1611:16 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4811:48 AM13:321:32 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1210:12 PM23:5611:56 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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