12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
March 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 12 March 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

06:446:44 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:263:26+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:446:44 AM–08:128:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:409:40 AM–11:0911:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3910:39 AM–11:2611:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:052:05 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:223:22 PM–16:094:09 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

Śubha06:446:44 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Roga08:128:12 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Udvega09:409:40 AM–11:0911:09 AMavoid
Cara11:0911:09 AM–12:3712:37 PMneutral
Lābha12:3712:37 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Amṛta14:052:05 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Śubha17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:339:33 PMneutral
Roga21:339:33 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3612:36+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Udvega26:082:08+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:393:39+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:115:11+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
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 12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:052:05 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+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
VāraGuruvāra30:42 06:426:42 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 46 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:058:05 PM
Moonset
06:516:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:446:44 AM08:128:12 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:409:40 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3910:39 AM11:2611:26 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:223:22 PM16:094:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:595:59 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+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
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°59′22″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
40°06′ N 113°17′ E · GeoNames 2037799
‹ Wed 11 MarTodayFri 13 Mar ›