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March 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 March 1959 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 04:024:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5012:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:441:44 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 184° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 184° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:494:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:597:59 PM–21:259:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:097:09 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1410:14 AM–11:4711:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2111:21 AM–12:4712:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:2211:22 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’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

Lābha05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Amṛta07:097:09 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:1410:14 AMavoid
Śubha10:1410:14 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Roga11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:254:25 PMneutral
Lābha16:254:25 PM–17:585:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:585:58 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid
Śubha19:257:25 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Amṛta20:528:52 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Cara22:1910:19 PM–23:4611:46 PMneutral
Roga23:4611:46 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:131:13 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:402:40 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1good
Udvega28:074:07 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 13:441:44 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:282:28 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:5012:50 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā24:50 00:5012:50 AM ThuDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta25:22 01:221:22 AM ThuCitrā
YogaVṛddhi13:441:44 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava14:282:28 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 187
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:416:41 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:494:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2111:21 AM12:4712:47 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:597:59 PM21:259:25 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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