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Thursday 24 March 2016 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3010:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:149:14 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:515:51 PM–19:397:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:166:16 AM–07:487:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:047:04 AM–08:528:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:209:20 AM–10:5210:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2210:22 AM–11:1111:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:173:17 PM–16:064:06 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

Śubha06:166:16 AM–07:487:48 AMgood
Roga07:487:48 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Udvega09:209:20 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Cara10:5210:52 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Kāla15:293:29 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:346:34 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:299:29 PMneutral
Roga21:299:29 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2412:24 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Udvega25:511:51 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:193:19 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good
Amṛta28:474:47 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:3612:36 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:149:14 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3010:30 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 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 Pratipadā22:3010:30 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta24:36 00:3612:36 AM FriCitrā
YogaVṛddhi11:2511:25 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava09:149:14 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:14 06:146:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 006
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:217:21 PM
Moonset
06:366:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:487:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:047:04 AM08:528:52 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2210:22 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:173:17 PM16:064:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:397:39 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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