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March 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 13 March 2017 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2212:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1210:12 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 192° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 192° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:205:20 AM+1–31:027:02 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:499:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2011:20 AM–12:5012:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:141:14 PM–14:022:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:212:21 PM–15:513:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:393:39 PM–16:274:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:087:08 PM–20:508:50 PMa 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

Amṛta06:486:48 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Śubha09:499:49 AM–11:2011:20 AMgood
Roga11:2011:20 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Udvega12:5012:50 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Cara14:212:21 PM–15:513:51 PMneutral
Lābha15:513:51 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Amṛta17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Kāla21:519:51 PM–23:2011:20 PMavoid
Lābha23:2011:20 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1good
Udvega24:5012:50 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:192:19 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1good
Amṛta27:493:49 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Cara29:185:18 AM+1–30:486:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48 AM+1

06:486:48 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:2212:22 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 10:1210:12 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 17:455:45 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:2212:22 PM
Taitilauntil 24:4712:47 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:499:49 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 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 09:499:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā12:2212:22 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī10:1210:12 AMHasta
YogaGaṇḍa17:455:45 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava12:2212:22 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:48 06:486:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 360
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:547:54 PM
Moonset
07:287:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:3811:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2011:20 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:141:14 PM14:022:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:393:39 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:087:08 PM20:508:50 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:205:20 AM+131:027:02 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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