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March 2023 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 March 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 07:407:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:139:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:139:13 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0310:03 AM–11:4611:46 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:467:46 AM–09:139:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:0612:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:3012:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:331:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:482:48+1 AM–28:304:30+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

Lābha06:196:19 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Amṛta07:467:46 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Kāla09:139:13 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Udvega13:331:33 PM–15:003:00 PMavoid
Cara15:003:00 PM–16:274:27 PMneutral
Lābha16:274:27 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:545:54 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Śubha19:277:27 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Amṛta21:009:00 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Cara22:3310:33 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0612:06+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:391:39+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:113:11+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Udvega28:444:44+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:139:13 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 17:505:50 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 10:4910:49 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:139:13 AM
Taitilauntil 21:529:52 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0612:06 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:331:33 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:139:13 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī17:505:50 PMHasta
YogaŚūla10:4910:49 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava09:139:13 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 546
Day length
11 h 35 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:127:12 PM
Moonset
07:017:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0310:03 AM11:4611:46 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:482:48+1 AM28:304:30+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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