March 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 23 March 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 03:083:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1312:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 317° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 317° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

13:111:11 PM–15:383:38 PM In aparāhṇa: hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, runs past prātaḥkāla, and midday is passed over. Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:557:55 PM–21:229:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:178:17 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:2610:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1311:13 AM–12:4012:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:301:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4710:47 PM–23:3311:33 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

Roga05:505:50 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:2610:26 AMneutral
Lābha10:2610:26 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Kāla13:301:30 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Śubha15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Roga16:334:33 PM–18:056:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:056:05 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid
Lābha19:337:33 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Udvega21:019:01 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:251:25 AM+1good
Cara25:251:25 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1neutral
Roga26:532:53 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:204:20 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:485:48 AM+1

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 07:367:36 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 29:195:19 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 19:387:38 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:441:44 PM
Taitilauntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:334:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī24:13 00:1312:13 AM WedTrayodaśī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa07:367:36 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSiddha19:387:38 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava13:441:44 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 568
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
28:354:35 AM+1
Moonset
14:242:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:178:17 AM09:069:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1311:13 AM12:4012:40 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:557:55 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4710:47 PM23:3311:33 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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