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March 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 9 March 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 15:093:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0712:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:538:53 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 192° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 192° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:4911:49 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:507:50 AM–09:219:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:339:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:331:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:223:22 PM–16:524:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:2512:25 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1a 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

Cara06:206:20 AM–07:507:50 AMneutral
Lābha07:507:50 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Amṛta09:219:21 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Śubha12:2112:21 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Roga13:511:51 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Udvega15:223:22 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Cara16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:226:22 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Kāla19:527:52 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Lābha21:229:22 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Udvega22:5110:51 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Amṛta25:511:51 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1good
Cara27:203:20 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1neutral
Roga28:504:50 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:0712:07 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 16:524:52 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 08:538:53 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 29:065:06 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:0712:07 PM
Taitilauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5110:51 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2112:21 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā12:0712:07 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī16:524:52 PMHasta
YogaŚūla08:538:53 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava12:0712:07 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:20 06:206:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 530
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:187:18 PM
Moonset
06:436:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:507:50 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:339:33 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2210:22 AM11:4911:49 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:223:22 PM16:524:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2512:25 AM+125:511:51 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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