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Saturday 22 March 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 14:402:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:503:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Uttara 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 muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:432:43 PM–16:264:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:565:56 AM–07:277:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:565:56 AM–06:446:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:446:44 AM–07:337:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:588:58 AM–10:2910:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:301:30 PM–15:013:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:545:54 AM+1–31:397:39 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

Kāla05:565:56 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Śubha07:277:27 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Roga08:588:58 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Udvega10:2910:29 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Cara11:5911:59 AM–13:301:30 PMneutral
Lābha13:301:30 PM–15:013:01 PMgood
Amṛta15:013:01 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Kāla16:324:32 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:036:03 PM–19:327:32 PMgood
Udvega19:327:32 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Śubha21:019:01 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Amṛta22:3010:30 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Cara23:5911:59 PM–25:281:28 AM+1neutral
Roga25:281:28 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:572:57 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:264:26 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 15:503:50 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 21:109:10 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:503:50 PM
Taitilauntil 28:344:34 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:588:58 AM–10:2910:29 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2910:29 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 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 Pratipadā15:503:50 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta21:109:10 PMCitrā
YogaVṛddhi11:1911:19 AMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava15:503:50 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra29:55 05:555:55 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 082
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:496:49 PM
Moonset
06:166:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:565:56 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:565:56 AM06:446:44 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:446:44 AM07:337:33 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:432:43 PM16:264:26 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 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 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:545:54 AM+131:397:39 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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