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March 1960 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 28 March 1960 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:373:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:413:41 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

05:295:29 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:413:41 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta03:573:57 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:295:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:048:04 PM–21:439:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:037:03 AM–08:378:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0810:08 AM–11:4811:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:4611:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:422:42 PM–15:323:32 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

Amṛta05:295:29 AM–07:037:03 AMgood
Kāla07:037:03 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Śubha08:378:37 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Roga10:1110:11 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Udvega11:4611:46 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral
Roga19:287:28 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Lābha22:1910:19 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:101:10 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1good
Amṛta26:362:36 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Cara28:014:01 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:295:29 AM to 29:275:27 AM+1

05:295:29 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 15:413:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 22:3310:33 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 26:082:08 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:413:41 PM
Bālavauntil 27:543:54 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:037:03 AM–08:378:37 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:378:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā15:413:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī22:3310:33 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra26:08 02:082:08 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava15:413:41 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:27 05:275:27 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 556
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:006:00 AM
Moonset
19:037:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:573:57 AM05:295:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:573:57 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:295:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:295:29 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0810:08 AM11:4811:48 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:422:42 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:048:04 PM21:439:43 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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