12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
March 2016 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 24 March 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 20:018:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3010:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:149:14 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 56° above N. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:515:51 PM–19:397:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:236:23 AM–07:537:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:047:04 AM–08:528:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:239:23 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:1111:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:583:58 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

Śubha06:236:23 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Roga07:537:53 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Udvega09:239:23 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:2312:23 PMneutral
Lābha12:2312:23 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Śubha16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Cara19:527:52 PM–21:239:23 PMneutral
Roga21:239:23 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2312:23+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Udvega25:531:53+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:233:23+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:534:53+1 AM–30:246:24+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:149:14 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3010:30 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā22:3010:30 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta24:36 00:3612:36 AM FriCitrā
YogaVṛddhi11:2511:25 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava09:149:14 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:24 06:246:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 006
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:566:56 PM
Moonset
06:466:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:236:23 AM07:537:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:047:04 AM08:528:52 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:583:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:397:39 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°04′59″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
31°57′ S 115°52′ E · GeoNames 2063523
‹ Wed 23 MarTodayFri 25 Mar ›