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March 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 21 March 1985 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 06:496:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:598:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

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

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:598:59 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 2° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4510:45 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:456:45 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:469:46 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4710:47 AM–11:3511:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:0112:01 PM–13:481:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:192:19 PM–15:493:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:264:26 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

Śubha06:456:45 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Roga08:158:15 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Udvega09:469:46 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Cara11:1711:17 AM–12:4812:48 PMneutral
Lābha12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Amṛta14:192:19 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Kāla15:493:49 PM–17:205:20 PMavoid
Śubha17:205:20 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Cara20:208:20 PM–21:499:49 PMneutral
Roga21:499:49 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Kāla23:1911:19 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4812:48+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Udvega26:172:17+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:463:46+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:155:15+1 AM–30:446:44+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:446:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 08:598:59 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:307:30 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 08:598:59 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 22:1010:10 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:121:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:192:19 PM–15:493:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24+1 AM–25:121:12+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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:493:49 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā08:598:59 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:07 04:074:07 AM FriRevatī
YogaŚukla19:307:30 PMBrahma
KaraṇaNāga08:598:59 AMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra30:44 06:446:44 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 680
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:546:54 AM
Moonset
19:087:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:456:45 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:469:46 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4710:47 AM11:3511:35 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:481:48 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4510:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24+1 AM25:121:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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