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March 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 21 March 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:1410:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:229:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

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

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:229:22 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Hasta, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:5112:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:569:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4612:46 PM–14:172:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:251:25+1 AM–27:033:03+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

Roga06:426:42 AM–08:138:13 AMavoid
Udvega08:138:13 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Amṛta12:4612:46 PM–14:172:17 PMgood
Kāla14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PMgood
Roga17:195:19 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:506:50 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Lābha20:198:19 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:1711:17 PMavoid
Śubha23:1711:17 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4612:46+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMgood
Cara26:142:14+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:125:12+1 AM–30:416:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:416:41+1 AM

06:426:42 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:229:22 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 17:155:15 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 10:3310:33 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:229:22 AM
Taitilauntil 21:089:08 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:101:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:195:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22+1 AM–25:101:10+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:195:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:229:22 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta17:155:15 PMCitrā
YogaVṛddhi10:3310:33 AMDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava09:229:22 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:41 06:416:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 159
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:048:04 PM
Moonset
07:327:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:569:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1511:15 AM12:5112:51 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM14:172:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:195:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22+1 AM25:101:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:251:25+1 AM27:033:03+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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