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March 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 24 March 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 01:451:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:393:39+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:452:45 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:4611:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:148:14 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2711:27 AM–13:131:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:111:11 PM–14:002:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:493:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:254:25 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

Amṛta06:436:43 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Kāla08:148:14 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Cara14:182:18 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Amṛta17:205:20 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:516:51 PM–20:208:20 PMneutral
Roga20:208:20 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Kāla21:499:49 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4712:47+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:162:16+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:453:45+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Cara29:145:14+1 AM–30:436:43+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM

06:436:43 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:393:39+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:374:37+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 14:502:50 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:452:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:393:39+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:148:14 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23+1 AM–25:111:11+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 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā27:39 03:393:39 AM TueDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta28:37 04:374:37 AM TueCitrā
YogaVṛddhi14:502:50 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava14:452:45 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 066
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:227:22 PM
Moonset
06:546:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2711:27 AM13:131:13 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:111:11 PM14:002:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 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 PM19:147:14 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 nakṣatra22:0110:01 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23+1 AM25:111:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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