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March 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 9 March 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:369:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:367:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:023:02 PM–16:344:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:326:32 AM–08:008:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM–11:1411:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:531:53 PM–15:213:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:573:57 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

Śubha06:326:32 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Roga08:008:00 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Amṛta13:531:53 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Kāla15:213:21 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid
Śubha16:504:50 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Cara19:497:49 PM–21:219:21 PMneutral
Roga21:219:21 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2412:24 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Udvega25:561:56 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:283:28 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Amṛta28:594:59 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31 AM+1

06:326:32 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:367:36 AM
Pratipadāuntil 30:046:04 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:4210:42 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 14:122:12 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:367:36 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:466:46 PM
Bavauntil 30:046:04 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:531:53 PM–15:213:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:213:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:367:36 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:4210:42 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya14:122:12 PMŚubha
KaraṇaNāga07:367:36 AMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 111
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:406:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:326:32 AM08:008:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2710:27 AM11:1411:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:023:02 PM16:344:34 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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