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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 March 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:416:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:566:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:566:56 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Revatī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5411:54 PM–25:351:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:127:12 AM–08:448:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1510:15 AM–11:4711:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:471:47 PM–15:283:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Amṛta05:405:40 AM–07:127:12 AMgood
Kāla07:127:12 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Śubha08:448:44 AM–10:1510:15 AMgood
Roga10:1510:15 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Udvega11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Cara13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMneutral
Lābha14:512:51 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–17:555:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:555:55 PM–19:237:23 PMneutral
Roga19:237:23 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Kāla20:518:51 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1good
Amṛta26:422:42 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Cara28:104:10 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:566:56 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 26:252:25 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 17:115:11 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:566:56 AM
Bālavauntil 19:167:16 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:127:12 AM–08:448:44 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:297:29 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:448:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā06:566:56 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī26:25 02:252:25 AM TueAśvinī
YogaBrahma17:115:11 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava06:566:56 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 621
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:246:24 AM
Moonset
19:207:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:471:47 PM15:283:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:351:35 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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