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March 1989 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 23 March 1989 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 17:585:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:338:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 188° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 188° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:136:13 PM–20:028:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:385:38 AM–07:117:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:247:24 AM–09:129:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:438:43 AM–10:1510:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:449:44 AM–10:3310:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:283:28 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

Śubha05:385:38 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Roga07:117:11 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Udvega08:438:43 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Cara10:1510:15 AM–11:4711:47 AMneutral
Lābha11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Śubha16:244:24 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:565:56 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Cara19:237:23 PM–20:518:51 PMneutral
Roga20:518:51 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Kāla22:1910:19 PM–23:4611:46 PMavoid
Lābha23:4611:46 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Udvega25:141:14+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:412:41+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:094:09+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36+1 AM

05:385:38 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:338:33 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 13:461:46 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:167:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:338:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā20:338:33 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriCitrā
YogaVṛddhi13:461:46 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava07:167:16 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:36 05:365:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 143
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:027:02 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:385:38 AM07:117:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:247:24 AM09:129:12 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:449:44 AM10:3310:33 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:136:13 PM20:028:02 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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