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Tuesday 3 March 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 17:565:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:085:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holikā Dahana

Pūrṇimā covers 58 of 141 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:327:32 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 178° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:131:13+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:343:34 PM–17:115:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2511:25 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMan 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

Roga06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Cara09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMneutral
Lābha11:1111:11 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Roga17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Lābha20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Udvega21:359:35 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3812:38+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Cara26:102:10+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMneutral
Roga27:423:42+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:145:14+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 17:085:08 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 07:327:32 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 10:2510:25 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:085:08 PM
Bālavauntil 28:554:55+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:035:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā17:085:08 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMaghā07:327:32 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSukarmā10:2510:25 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:085:08 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 637
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
18:326:32 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:343:34 PM17:115:11 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:353:35 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2511:25 PM24:1412:14+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:131:13+1 AM26:502:50+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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