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Thursday 12 March 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 10:3810:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:029:02 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:263:26+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:006:00 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:539:53 AM–10:4010:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:595:59 PM–19:347:34 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

Śubha06:006:00 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Cara10:2310:23 AM–11:5011:50 AMneutral
Lābha11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Śubha16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMgood
Cara19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Udvega25:211:21+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:532:53+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:264:26+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:029:02 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 09:449:44 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:047:04 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:029:02 AM
Taitilauntil 20:258:25 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 41 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:029:02 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī09:449:44 AMHasta
YogaGaṇḍa19:047:04 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava09:029:02 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 437
Day length
11 h 41 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:237:23 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:006:00 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:539:53 AM10:4010:40 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:595:59 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:263:26+1 AM29:015:01+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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