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Saturday 22 March 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 02:402:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:503:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:227:22 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:432:43 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:196:19 AM–07:517:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:196:19 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:087:08 AM–07:577:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:229:22 AM–10:5410:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:244:24 PM–18:076:07 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

Kāla06:196:19 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Śubha07:517:51 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Roga09:229:22 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Udvega10:5410:54 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Cara12:2512:25 PM–13:571:57 PMneutral
Lābha13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Amṛta15:293:29 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Kāla17:005:00 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:008:00 PMgood
Udvega20:008:00 PM–21:289:28 PMavoid
Śubha21:289:28 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Amṛta22:5610:56 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Cara24:2512:25 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1neutral
Roga25:531:53 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:213:21 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:494:49 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 07:227:22 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 23:1911:19 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:123:12 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:229:22 AM–10:5410:54 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:5012:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5410:54 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā27:50 03:503:50 AM SunDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī07:227:22 AMHasta
YogaVṛddhi23:1911:19 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava15:123:12 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 082
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:147:14 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:196:19 AM07:517:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:196:19 AM07:087:08 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:087:08 AM07:577:57 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:244:24 PM18:076:07 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:432:43 AM+128:264:26 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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