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Saturday 15 March 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 14:552:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:045:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2411:24 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 190° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 190° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:396:39 AM–08:088:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:396:39 AM–07:277:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:277:27 AM–08:148:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:389:38 AM–11:0711:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:052:05 PM–15:353:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:488:48 PM–22:3610:36 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

Kāla06:396:39 AM–08:088:08 AMavoid
Śubha08:088:08 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Roga09:389:38 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Udvega11:0711:07 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Cara12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PMneutral
Lābha14:052:05 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Amṛta15:353:35 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Kāla17:045:04 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:336:33 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Udvega20:048:04 PM–21:349:34 PMavoid
Śubha21:349:34 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Amṛta23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Cara24:3512:35+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMneutral
Roga26:062:06+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:363:36+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:075:07+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:396:39 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:045:04 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 11:2411:24 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 16:304:30 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:045:04 PM
Taitilauntil 30:156:15+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:389:38 AM–11:0711:07 AM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0711:07 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:045:04 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī11:2411:24 AMHasta
YogaGaṇḍa16:304:30 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava17:045:04 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:37 06:376:37 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 284
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:397:39 PM
Moonset
06:566:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:396:39 AM08:088:08 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:396:39 AM07:277:27 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:277:27 AM08:148:14 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:3610:36 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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