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

Wednesday 15 March 2006 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:356:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:588:58 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

06:076:07 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:487:48 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 188° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 188° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:377:37 AM–09:069:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:0512:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:341:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2911:29 PM–25:161:16+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:076:07 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Amṛta07:377:37 AM–09:069:06 AMgood
Kāla09:069:06 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Roga12:0512:05 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Udvega13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Cara15:033:03 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral
Lābha16:324:32 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:026:02 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Śubha19:327:32 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Amṛta21:039:03 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Cara22:3310:33 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0412:04+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:341:34+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:053:05+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood
Udvega28:354:35+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:588:58 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 14:092:09 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 18:166:16 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:487:48 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:588:58 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0512:05 PM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:341:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā20:588:58 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī14:092:09 PMHasta
YogaGaṇḍa18:166:16 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava07:487:48 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 344
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:566:56 PM
Moonset
06:246:24 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2911:29 PM25:161:16+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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