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March 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 30 March 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:522:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:295:29 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:522:52 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:424:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:295:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:524:52 PM–18:276:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:017:01 AM–08:348:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:197:19 AM–08:548:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0610:06 AM–11:3911:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:213:21 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

Amṛta05:295:29 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Kāla07:017:01 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Śubha08:348:34 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Roga10:0610:06 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Udvega11:3911:39 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Amṛta16:164:16 PM–17:495:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:495:49 PM–19:167:16 PMneutral
Roga19:167:16 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–25:061:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:061:06+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:332:33+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Cara28:004:00+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:295:29 AM to 29:275:27+1 AM

05:295:29 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:522:52 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:157:15 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 20:488:48 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:522:52 PM
Bālavauntil 26:372:37+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:017:01 AM–08:348:34 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:348:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā14:522:52 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī19:157:15 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra20:488:48 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava14:522:52 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:27 05:275:27 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 419
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
05:545:54 AM
Moonset
18:466:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:295:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:424:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:295:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:295:29 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:017:01 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:197:19 AM08:548:54 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:524:52 PM18:276:27 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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