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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 8 March 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:1410:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:311:31 PM

The Sun 57° above N. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:311:31 PM
At noon, 13:311:31 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:199:19 AM–10:5210:52 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:051:05 PM–13:561:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:373:37 PM–16:274:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:497:49 PM–20:128:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:497:49 PM–20:588:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:468:46 AM–10:2110:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5611:56 AM–13:311:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:561:56 PM–14:462:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:053:05 PM–16:404:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:274:27 PM–17:185:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:2012:20+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Śubha10:2110:21 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Roga11:5611:56 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Cara15:053:05 PM–16:404:40 PMneutral
Lābha16:404:40 PM–18:156:15 PMgood
Amṛta18:156:15 PM–19:497:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:497:49 PM–21:159:15 PMneutral
Roga21:159:15 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0612:06+1 AM–25:311:31+1 AMgood
Udvega25:311:31+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:572:57+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:224:22+1 AM–29:475:47+1 AMgood
Cara29:475:47+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise19:497:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:568:56 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 16:184:18 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 09:449:44 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:568:56 AM
Taitilauntil 20:098:09 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:468:46 AM–10:2110:21 AM
Abhijit 13:051:05 PM–13:561:56 PM
Pradoṣa 19:497:49 PM–21:219:21 PM
Niśītha 25:071:07+1 AM–25:551:55+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2110:21 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:561:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:219:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:551:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā08:568:56 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī16:184:18 PMHasta
YogaŚūla09:449:44 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava08:568:56 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 607
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:468:46 PM
Moonset
08:068:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:199:19 AM10:5210:52 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:561:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:071:07 PM13:551:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:561:56 PM14:462:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:462:46 PM17:185:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:373:37 PM16:274:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:274:27 PM17:185:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:185:18 PM19:497:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:497:49 PM21:219:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:497:49 PM20:128:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:497:49 PM20:588:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2012:20+1 AM25:521:52+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:071:07+1 AM25:551:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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