12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
March 2026 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 19 March 2026 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:534:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:532:53 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

06:106:10 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:563:56 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:329:32 PM–23:0311:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:106:10 AM–07:417:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:119:11 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1210:12 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2712:27 PM–13:581:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:143:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:503:50 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

Śubha06:106:10 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Roga07:417:41 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Udvega09:119:11 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Kāla15:143:14 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Śubha16:444:44 PM–18:156:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:156:15 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:139:13 PMneutral
Roga21:139:13 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1212:12 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:103:10 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Amṛta28:394:39 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 26:532:53 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 26:052:05 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 23:1711:17 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 15:563:56 PM
Bavauntil 26:532:53 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:143:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:143:14 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā26:53 02:532:53 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā26:05 02:052:05 AM FriRevatī
YogaŚukla23:1711:17 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna15:563:56 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:09 06:096:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 653
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:106:10 AM
Moonset
18:486:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:417:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1210:12 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2712:27 PM13:581:58 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:329:32 PM23:0311:03 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 24°13′30″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
35°42′ N 51°25′ E · GeoNames 112931
‹ Wed 18 MarTodayFri 20 Mar ›