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March 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 28 March 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1410:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:256:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 8° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:3911:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:465:46 AM–07:207:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:366:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:366:36 AM–07:267:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:538:53 AM–10:2710:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:341:34 PM–15:083:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:511:51 PM–15:153:15 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

Kāla05:465:46 AM–07:207:20 AMavoid
Śubha07:207:20 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Roga08:538:53 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Udvega10:2710:27 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Cara12:0112:01 PM–13:341:34 PMneutral
Lābha13:341:34 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Amṛta15:083:08 PM–16:424:42 PMgood
Kāla16:424:42 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:156:15 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Udvega19:427:42 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Śubha21:089:08 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Amṛta22:3410:34 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Cara24:0012:00+1 AM–25:261:26+1 AMneutral
Roga25:261:26+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:522:52+1 AM–28:184:18+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:184:18+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:256:25 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:2112:21+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 07:507:50 AM
Indrauntil 27:343:34+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 08:198:19 AM
Bavauntil 18:256:25 PM
Bālavauntil 28:334:33+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:538:53 AM–10:2710:27 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2710:27 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  12. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:256:25 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:21 00:2112:21 AM SunAśvinī
YogaBrahma07:507:50 AMIndra
KaraṇaKiṃstughna08:198:19 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra29:44 05:445:44 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 435
Day length
12 h 29 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:176:17 AM
Moonset
19:067:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:465:46 AM07:207:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:465:46 AM06:366:36 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:366:36 AM07:267:26 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:153:15 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:3911:39 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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