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March 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 22 March 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:089:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3710:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:499:49 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 355° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:276:27 AM–07:597:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–11:0211:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3210:32 AM–11:2111:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:144:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:1811:18 PM–25:031:03 AM+1a 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

Śubha06:276:27 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Roga07:597:59 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Cara11:0211:02 AM–12:3412:34 PMneutral
Lābha12:3412:34 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Kāla15:373:37 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid
Śubha17:095:09 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:416:41 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Cara20:098:09 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3312:33 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1good
Udvega26:012:01 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:293:29 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Amṛta28:584:58 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 22:3710:37 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 28:404:40 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 09:499:49 AM
Nāgauntil 22:3710:37 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā22:3710:37 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā12:4812:48 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaŚukla28:40 04:404:40 AM FriBrahma
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda09:499:49 AMNāga
VāraGuruvāra30:26 06:266:26 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 543
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
30:206:20 AM+1
Moonset
18:326:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:276:27 AM07:597:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3210:32 AM11:2111:21 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:144:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1811:18 PM25:031:03 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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