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Thursday 24 March 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 16:314:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:007:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:212:21 PM–16:094:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:525:52 AM–07:247:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:2810:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:579:57 AM–10:4610:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM–15:043:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:413:41 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

Śubha05:525:52 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Roga07:247:24 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Cara10:2810:28 AM–12:0012:00 PMneutral
Lābha12:0012:00 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Amṛta13:321:32 PM–15:043:04 PMgood
Kāla15:043:04 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid
Śubha16:364:36 PM–18:086:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:086:08 PM–19:367:36 PMgood
Cara19:367:36 PM–21:049:04 PMneutral
Roga21:049:04 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Kāla22:3110:31 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Lābha23:5911:59 PM–25:271:27+1 AMgood
Udvega25:271:27+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:552:55+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:224:22+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:505:50+1 AM

05:525:52 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:007:00 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 21:069:06 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 07:557:55 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 19:007:00 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:321:32 PM–15:043:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:427:42 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:043:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā19:007:00 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta21:069:06 PMCitrā
YogaVṛddhi07:557:55 AMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava19:007:00 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:50 05:505:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 006
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:017:01 PM
Moonset
06:166:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:525:52 AM07:247:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:579:57 AM10:4610:46 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:212:21 PM16:094:09 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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