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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 21 March 2004 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 03:113:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:263:26 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:242:24 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:361:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:024:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:424:42 PM–18:206:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:177:17 PM–19:407:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:177:17 PM–20:288:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:144:14 PM–17:455:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:395:39 PM–18:286:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:455:45 PM–19:177:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:077:07 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Cara08:388:38 AM–10:0910:09 AMneutral
Lābha10:0910:09 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Amṛta11:4011:40 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Roga16:144:14 PM–17:455:45 PMavoid
Udvega17:455:45 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:177:17 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Amṛta20:458:45 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Cara22:1410:14 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:111:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:111:11 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:402:40 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1good
Udvega28:084:08 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:375:37 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:077:07 AM sunrise19:177:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:263:26 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 21:389:38 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 14:242:24 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 15:143:14 PM
Bavauntil 27:263:26 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:361:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:455:45 PM–19:177:17 PM
Pradoṣa 19:177:17 PM–20:518:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47 AM+1–25:351:35 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:361:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:177:17 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:518:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā27:26 03:263:26 AM MonDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā21:389:38 PMRevatī
YogaŚukla14:242:24 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna15:143:14 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:05 07:057:05 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 620
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:327:32 AM
Moonset
19:487:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:5911:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:361:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM16:514:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:024:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:144:14 PM17:455:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:424:42 PM18:206:20 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:514:51 PM19:177:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:395:39 PM18:286:28 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:455:45 PM19:177:17 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:177:17 PM20:518:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:177:17 PM19:407:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:177:17 PM20:288:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47 AM+125:351:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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