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March 1953 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 March 1953 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:057:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:233:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

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

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:233:23 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:043:04 PM–16:284:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:386:38 AM–08:028:02 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:227:22 AM–08:518:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2010:20 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:181:18 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 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

Amṛta05:535:53 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Kāla07:227:22 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Roga10:2010:20 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Cara13:181:18 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Amṛta16:174:17 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:167:16 PMneutral
Roga19:167:16 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Kāla20:478:47 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Udvega23:4811:48 PM–25:191:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:191:19+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:502:50+1 AM–28:204:20+1 AMgood
Cara28:204:20+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:515:51+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 15:233:23 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 19:177:17 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 20:438:43 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:233:23 PM
Bālavauntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:227:22 AM–08:518:51 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:518:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā15:233:23 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā19:177:17 PMRevatī
YogaŚukla20:438:43 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava15:233:23 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:51 05:515:51 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 845 987
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:057:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:386:38 AM08:028:02 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:043:04 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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