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March 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 17 March 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 00:0812:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:278:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1610:16 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 199° ahead of it, in Hasta, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 199° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:068:06 AM–09:309:30 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:564:56 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:139:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4410:44 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:461:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:268:26 PM–21:519:51 PMa 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

Lābha06:126:12 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Kāla09:139:13 AM–10:4410:44 AMavoid
Śubha10:4410:44 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Udvega13:461:46 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Cara15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PMneutral
Lābha16:484:48 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:196:19 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Śubha19:487:48 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Amṛta21:179:17 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Cara22:4610:46 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1512:15 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:441:44 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:133:13 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Udvega28:424:42 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 20:278:27 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 13:211:21 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 13:051:05 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:1610:16 AM
Garauntil 20:278:27 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:461:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā20:278:27 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraHasta13:211:21 PMCitrā
YogaVṛddhi13:051:05 PMDhruva
KaraṇaTaitila10:1610:16 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2032
Śaka
1897
Kali
5076
Ahargaṇa
1 854 389
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:357:35 PM
Moonset
07:147:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:068:06 AM09:309:30 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:268:26 PM21:519:51 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:564:56 AM+130:216:21 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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