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Tuesday 3 March 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 17:565:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:085:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Contested: Rashtriya Panchang gives 4 March. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:327:32 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 178° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:087:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:131:13 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:189:18 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:343:34 PM–17:115:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1an 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

Roga06:566:56 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Udvega08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMneutral
Lābha11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Amṛta12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Roga17:165:16 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:446:44 PM–20:158:15 PMavoid
Lābha20:158:15 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Śubha23:1811:18 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5012:50 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1good
Cara26:212:21 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1neutral
Roga27:533:53 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:245:24 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56 AM+1

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 17:085:08 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 07:327:32 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 10:2510:25 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:085:08 PM
Bālavauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:165:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā17:085:08 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMaghā07:327:32 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaSukarmā10:2510:25 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:085:08 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 637
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
18:466:46 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:189:18 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2211:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:343:34 PM17:115:11 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:087:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:131:13 AM+126:502:50 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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