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Saturday 22 March 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 23:1011:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2012:20+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVasantotsava determinate

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4211:42 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:361:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:024:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:417:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:288:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1311:13 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:057:05 AM–08:378:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:057:05 AM–07:547:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:547:54 AM–08:438:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5412:54 PM–14:372:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–16:154:15 PMYama’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

Kāla07:057:05 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Śubha08:378:37 AM–10:0810:08 AMgood
Roga10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMgood
Kāla17:465:46 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:111:11+1 AMgood
Cara25:111:11+1 AM–26:392:39+1 AMneutral
Roga26:392:39+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:074:07+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:365:36+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 19:497:49 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0810:08 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:361:36 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:528:52 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47+1 AM–25:351:35+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4011:40 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:361:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:528:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā24:20 00:2012:20 AM SunDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta29:40 05:405:40 AM SunCitrā
YogaVṛddhi19:497:49 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava11:4211:42 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra31:04 07:047:04 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 082
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:088:08 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:057:05 AM07:547:54 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:547:54 AM08:438:43 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:361:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:372:37 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM16:514:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:024:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:514:51 PM19:187:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:187:18 PM20:528:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:187:18 PM19:417:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:288:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1311:13 PM24:5612:56+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47+1 AM25:351:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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