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March 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 24 March 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 00:4512:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:392:39+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:019:01 PM–22:4610:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2710:27 AM–12:1312:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:5911:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:301:30 PM–15:013:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:492:49 PM–15:373:37 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

Amṛta05:555:55 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Kāla07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Śubha08:578:57 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Udvega11:5911:59 AM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Cara13:301:30 PM–15:013:01 PMneutral
Lābha15:013:01 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral
Roga19:327:32 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Kāla21:019:01 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Lābha22:3010:30 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Udvega23:5911:59 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:281:28+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:572:57+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMgood
Cara28:264:26+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55+1 AM

05:555:55 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 26:392:39+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 13:501:50 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:451:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:392:39+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:267:26 AM–08:578:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+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 08:578:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā26:39 02:392:39 AM TueDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta27:37 03:373:37 AM TueCitrā
YogaVṛddhi13:501:50 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava13:451:45 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 066
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:356:35 PM
Moonset
06:076:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2710:27 AM12:1312:13 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:492:49 PM15:373:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:019:01 PM22:4610:46 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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