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Thursday 24 March 2016 · Qingdao, Shandong, China

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

05:575:57 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:149:14 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingdao12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 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 muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:515:51 PM–19:397:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:376:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:575:57 AM–07:297:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:047:04 AM–08:528:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:019:01 AM–10:3310:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0210:02 AM–10:5110:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:371:37 PM–15:093:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:463:46 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

Śubha05:575:57 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Roga07:297:29 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Udvega09:019:01 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Cara10:3310:33 AM–12:0512:05 PMneutral
Lābha12:0512:05 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Amṛta13:371:37 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Kāla15:093:09 PM–16:414:41 PMavoid
Śubha16:414:41 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:136:13 PM–19:417:41 PMgood
Cara19:417:41 PM–21:099:09 PMneutral
Roga21:099:09 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Kāla22:3710:37 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0412:04 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Udvega25:321:32 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Amṛta28:274:27 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:3612:36 AM+1
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 11:4011:40 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:371:37 PM–15:093:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:093:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 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
VāraGuruvāra29:55 05:555:55 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 006
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:596:59 PM
Moonset
06:176:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:575:57 AM07:297:29 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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0210:02 AM10:5110:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:371:37 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:463:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:136:13 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
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:376:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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