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March 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 19 March 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:356:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:073:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

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

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:073:07 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 190° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 190° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:548:54 PM–22:1910:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:177:17 AM–08:488:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1810:18 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2411:24 AM–12:1312:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2412:24 PM–13:491:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:475:47 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Amṛta07:177:17 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Kāla08:488:48 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Śubha10:1810:18 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Cara14:492:49 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:505:50 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Śubha19:197:19 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Amṛta20:498:49 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMneutral
Roga23:4711:47 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:171:17 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:462:46 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1good
Udvega28:164:16 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:455:45 AM+1

05:475:47 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 15:073:07 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:132:13 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 23:5911:59 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:073:07 PM
Taitilauntil 25:211:21 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā15:073:07 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta26:13 02:132:13 AM ThuCitrā
YogaVṛddhi23:5911:59 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava15:073:07 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 252
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:556:55 PM
Moonset
06:266:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1810:18 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2412:24 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:548:54 PM22:1910:19 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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