March 2028 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 28 March 2028 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā

Maṅgalavāra. Dvitīyā began at 09:449:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0311:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaurī Tṛtīyā · Gangaur

Tṛtīyā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0311:03 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:471:47 PM–15:303:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:163:16 PM–16:494:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:135:13 PM–18:566:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:4611:46 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

Roga05:565:56 AM–07:307:30 AMavoid
Udvega07:307:30 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Śubha15:163:16 PM–16:494:49 PMgood
Roga16:494:49 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:236:23 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid
Lābha19:497:49 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Udvega21:169:16 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1good
Cara25:351:35 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 11:0311:03 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 21:309:30 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 25:391:39 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:0311:03 AM
Taitilauntil 23:3411:34 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:163:16 PM–16:494:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:494:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā11:0311:03 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī21:309:30 PMBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti25:39 01:391:39 AM WedViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava11:0311:03 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 393
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:386:38 AM
Moonset
20:448:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:471:47 PM15:303:30 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:494:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:135:13 PM18:566:56 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:4611:46 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 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°15′20″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
35°42′ N 51°25′ E · GeoNames 112931