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Thursday 24 March 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3010:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:149:14 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:515:51 PM–19:397:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:246:24 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:047:04 AM–08:528:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–11:0111:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3010:30 AM–11:2011:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:383:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:154:15 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

Śubha06:246:24 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Roga07:567:56 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–11:0111:01 AMavoid
Cara11:0111:01 AM–12:3312:33 PMneutral
Lābha12:3312:33 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Kāla15:383:38 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid
Śubha17:105:10 PM–18:436:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:436:43 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Cara20:108:10 PM–21:389:38 PMneutral
Roga21:389:38 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3312:33+1 AM–26:002:00+1 AMgood
Udvega26:002:00+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:283:28+1 AM–28:554:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:554:55+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:149:14 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3010:30 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:383:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:383:38 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā22:3010:30 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta24:36 00:3612:36 AM FriCitrā
YogaVṛddhi11:2511:25 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava09:149:14 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:22 06:226:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 006
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:317:31 PM
Moonset
06:456:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:246:24 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:047:04 AM08:528:52 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM11:0111:01 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3010:30 AM11:2011:20 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:397:39 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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