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March 2006 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 16 March 2006 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 07:357:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:589:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0911:09 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:246:24 AM–07:547:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:1211:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2912:29 PM–14:162:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:004:00 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

Śubha06:246:24 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Roga07:547:54 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Amṛta13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Kāla15:243:24 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid
Śubha16:544:54 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:246:24 PM–19:547:54 PMgood
Cara19:547:54 PM–21:249:24 PMneutral
Roga21:249:24 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Kāla22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2412:24+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMgood
Udvega25:541:54+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:233:23+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:534:53+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:589:58 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 29:495:49+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 07:167:16 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:589:58 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0411:04 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:243:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+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 Pratipadā09:589:58 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta29:49 05:495:49 AM FriCitrā
YogaGaṇḍa07:167:16 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava09:589:58 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:23 06:236:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 345
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:347:34 PM
Moonset
06:576:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:246:24 AM07:547:54 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:1211:12 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2912:29 PM14:162:16 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0911:09 PM24:5612:56+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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