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March 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 March 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:2111:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1612:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 15 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:558:55 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 50° above N. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:489:48 PM–23:3011:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5610:56 AM–12:2612:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4111:41 AM–13:221:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:004:00 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

Amṛta06:286:28 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Kāla07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Śubha09:279:27 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Roga10:5610:56 AM–12:2612:26 PMavoid
Udvega12:2612:26 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:534:53 PMgood
Amṛta16:534:53 PM–18:236:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:236:23 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Udvega24:2612:26 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:571:57 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Amṛta27:283:28 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Cara28:594:59 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:1612:16 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:2012:20 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:558:55 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1612:16 PM
Bālavauntil 24:3512:35 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:279:27 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā12:1612:16 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:20 00:2012:20 AM TueAśvinī
YogaBrahma08:558:55 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava12:1612:16 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:29 06:296:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 529
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:157:15 AM
Moonset
19:177:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4111:41 AM13:221:22 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:489:48 PM23:3011:30 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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