March 1938 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 17 March 1938 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:151:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1712:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1712:17 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 192° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 192° 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
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:319:31 PM–23:0711:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:076:07 AM–07:377:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:079:07 AM–10:3710:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0710:07 AM–10:5510:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5311:53 AM–13:301:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:371:37 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:423:42 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

Śubha06:076:07 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Roga07:377:37 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Udvega09:079:07 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Cara10:3710:37 AM–12:0712:07 PMneutral
Lābha12:0712:07 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Amṛta13:371:37 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid
Śubha16:364:36 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:066:06 PM–19:367:36 PMgood
Cara19:367:36 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0612:06+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Udvega25:361:36+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:063:06+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:364:36+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:1712:17 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:323:32+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 27:093:09+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:1712:17 PM
Taitilauntil 24:0212:02+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:371:37 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:427:42 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā12:1712:17 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta27:32 03:323:32 AM FriCitrā
YogaVṛddhi27:09 03:093:09 AM FriDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava12:1712:17 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:06 06:066:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1994
Śaka
1859
Kali
5038
Ahargaṇa
1 840 509
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:197:19 PM
Moonset
06:186:18 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 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:076:07 AM07:377:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0710:07 AM10:5510:55 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5311:53 AM13:301:30 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:371:37 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:319:31 PM23:0711:07 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 22°59′54″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
30°00′ N 120°35′ E · GeoNames 1795855