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

Saturday 27 March 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 13:231:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:399:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:399:39 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:423:42 PM–17:065:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:106:10 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:106:10 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:435:43 AM–07:177:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:336:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:336:33 AM–07:237:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya07:157:15 AM–08:398:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:508:50 AM–10:2310:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 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

Kāla05:435:43 AM–07:177:17 AMavoid
Śubha07:177:17 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Roga08:508:50 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Udvega10:2310:23 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Cara11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMneutral
Lābha13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Amṛta15:033:03 PM–16:364:36 PMgood
Kāla16:364:36 PM–18:106:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:106:10 PM–19:367:36 PMgood
Udvega19:367:36 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Śubha21:039:03 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Amṛta22:2910:29 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Cara23:5611:56 PM–25:221:22 AM+1neutral
Roga25:221:22 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:492:49 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:154:15 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:106:10 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:399:39 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 17:485:48 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 22:5910:59 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:399:39 AM
Bālavauntil 19:517:51 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:508:50 AM–10:2310:23 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:106:10 PM–19:427:42 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2310:23 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā09:399:39 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī17:485:48 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra22:5910:59 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava09:399:39 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra29:42 05:425:42 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 572
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
05:525:52 AM
Moonset
19:447:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:435:43 AM07:177:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:435:43 AM06:336:33 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:336:33 AM07:237:23 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:157:15 AM08:398:39 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:106:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:423:42 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:106:10 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:106:10 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:106:10 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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