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March 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 30 March 1987 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:468:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:527:52 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

05:265:26 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:158:15 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Revatī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 8° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:265:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:529:52 PM–23:2711:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:017:01 AM–08:358:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1912:19 PM–13:541:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:552:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:422:42 PM–15:333:33 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

Amṛta05:265:26 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Kāla07:017:01 AM–08:358:35 AMavoid
Śubha08:358:35 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Roga10:1010:10 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:552:55 PMneutral
Lābha14:552:55 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Amṛta16:304:30 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:056:05 PM–19:307:30 PMneutral
Roga19:307:30 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Lābha22:1910:19 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–25:091:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:091:09+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:342:34+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMgood
Cara27:593:59+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:265:26 AM to 29:245:24+1 AM

05:265:26 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:245:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:527:52 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:1512:15+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 08:158:15 AM
Bavauntil 19:527:52 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:017:01 AM–08:358:35 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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 08:358:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:527:52 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:15 00:1512:15 AM TueAśvinī
YogaIndra25:48 01:481:48 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna08:158:15 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:24 05:245:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 419
Day length
12 h 39 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
05:415:41 AM
Moonset
19:027:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:265:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:265:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:265:26 AM07:587:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:017:01 AM08:358:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:587:58 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1912:19 PM13:541:54 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:422:42 PM15:333:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:529:52 PM23:2711:27 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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