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March 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 March 1999 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0610:06 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 60° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 60° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:152:15 PM–15:423:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:507:50 AM–09:219:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5210:52 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:541:54 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta06:196:19 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Kāla07:507:50 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Śubha09:219:21 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Roga10:5210:52 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Cara13:541:54 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:276:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:276:27 PM–19:567:56 PMneutral
Roga19:567:56 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Lābha22:5310:53 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Udvega24:2212:22 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:511:51 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1good
Amṛta27:203:20 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Cara28:494:49 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:264:26 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 10:0610:06 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:507:50 AM–09:219:21 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:219:21 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī11:5211:52 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:264:26 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha10:0610:06 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava11:5211:52 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:18 06:186:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 794
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:499:49 AM
Moonset
23:1211:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:507:50 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:152:15 PM15:423:42 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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