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March 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 March 1979 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 02:442:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:324:32+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

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

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:413:41 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:184:18 PM–18:036:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:078:07 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0711:07 AM–12:3612:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:386:38 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Amṛta08:078:07 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Śubha11:0711:07 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Roga12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Cara15:363:36 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:356:35 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3612:36+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:062:06+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:363:36+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Udvega29:065:06+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:324:32+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 24:1312:13+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 30:136:13+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:413:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:324:32+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā28:32 04:324:32 AM ThuDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī24:13 00:1312:13 AM ThuHasta
YogaGaṇḍa30:13 06:136:13 AM ThuVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava15:413:41 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 481
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:067:06 PM
Moonset
06:476:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:184:18 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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