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March 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 18 March 1999 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 21:489:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:596:59 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

06:006:00 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% 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 muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:054:05 PM–17:335:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:006:00 AM–07:307:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:197:19 AM–08:468:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:019:01 AM–10:3110:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:383:38 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

Śubha06:006:00 AM–07:307:30 AMgood
Roga07:307:30 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Udvega09:019:01 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Cara10:3110:31 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Amṛta13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Śubha16:334:33 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:036:03 PM–19:327:32 PMgood
Cara19:327:32 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Kāla22:3110:31 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0112:01 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1good
Udvega25:311:31 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Amṛta28:304:30 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:596:59 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 20:288:28 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:437:43 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 08:268:26 AM
Bavauntil 18:596:59 PM
Bālavauntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:023:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:596:59 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā20:288:28 PMRevatī
YogaŚukla19:437:43 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna08:268:26 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:59 05:595:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 790
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:316:31 AM
Moonset
18:496:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:006:00 AM07:307:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:197:19 AM08:468:46 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:4910:49 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:054:05 PM17:335:33 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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