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March 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 29 March 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 12:0512:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:052:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:052:05 PM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 179° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 179° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:137:13 AM–08:478:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2110:21 AM–11:5611:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3111:31 AM–12:2112:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5611:56 AM–13:431:43 PMa 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

Lābha05:395:39 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Amṛta07:137:13 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Śubha10:2110:21 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Roga11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Cara15:043:04 PM–16:394:39 PMneutral
Lābha16:394:39 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:136:13 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid
Śubha19:387:38 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Amṛta21:049:04 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Cara22:2910:29 PM–23:5511:55 PMneutral
Roga23:5511:55 PM–25:201:20+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:201:20+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:462:46+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Udvega28:114:11+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 14:052:05 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 29:155:15+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:052:05 PM
Bālavauntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā14:052:05 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraHasta29:15 05:155:15 AM ThuCitrā
YogaDhruvapast sunriseVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava14:052:05 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 940
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:296:29 PM
Moonset
29:315:31+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5611:56 AM13:431:43 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3610:36 PM24:2212:22+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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