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

Saturday 16 March 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śanivāra. Dvitīyā began at 10:0910:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:157:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:157:15 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 207° ahead of it, in Citrā, 95% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 207° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:525:52 PM–19:197:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:016:01 AM–07:307:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:016:01 AM–06:496:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:496:49 AM–07:367:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:3010:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:099:09 AM–10:3610:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:291:29 PM–14:592:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:464:46+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:016:01 AM–07:307:30 AMavoid
Śubha07:307:30 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Roga09:009:00 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Udvega10:3010:30 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Cara12:0012:00 PM–13:291:29 PMneutral
Lābha13:291:29 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Amṛta14:592:59 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Kāla16:294:29 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:585:58 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Udvega19:287:28 PM–20:588:58 PMavoid
Śubha20:588:58 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Amṛta22:2910:29 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Cara23:5911:59 PM–25:291:29+1 AMneutral
Roga25:291:29+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:592:59+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:294:29+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 07:157:15 AM
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:157:15 AM
Vaṇijauntil 17:455:45 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:3010:30 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3010:30 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  13. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā07:157:15 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraCitrā23:4111:41 PMSvātī
YogaDhruva23:4511:45 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaGara07:157:15 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra29:59 05:595:59 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 466
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:418:41 PM
Moonset
06:566:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:016:01 AM07:307:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:016:01 AM06:496:49 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:496:49 AM07:367:36 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:099:09 AM10:3610:36 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:525:52 PM19:197:19 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:464:46+1 AM30:146:14+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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