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March 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 15 March 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 12:5212:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0910:09 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:526:52 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:258:25 PM–21:539:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:327:32 AM–09:019:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4011:40 AM–13:081:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:582:58 PM–16:284:28 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:036:03 AM–07:327:32 AMneutral
Lābha07:327:32 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Amṛta09:019:01 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Kāla10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Śubha12:0012:00 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Udvega14:582:58 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Cara16:284:28 PM–17:575:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:575:57 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Kāla19:287:28 PM–20:588:58 PMavoid
Lābha20:588:58 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Śubha23:5911:59 PM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:291:29+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMgood
Cara27:003:00+1 AM–28:304:30+1 AMneutral
Roga28:304:30+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:0910:09 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 25:531:53+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 06:526:52 AM
Vṛddhiuntil 27:203:20+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:0910:09 AM
Taitilauntil 20:438:43 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+1 AM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0012:00 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā10:0910:09 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta25:53 01:531:53 AM SatCitrā
YogaGaṇḍa06:526:52 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava10:0910:09 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:01 06:016:01 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 465
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:237:23 PM
Moonset
06:336:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4011:40 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM21:539:53 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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