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March 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 March 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:235:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:086:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vasantotsava

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:086:08 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:241:24 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:241:24 PM
At noon, 13:241:24 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 190° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 190° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:585:58 AM–06:476:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:236:23 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:203:20 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:127:12 PM–19:377:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:127:12 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:169:16 PM–22:5610:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:049:04 AM–10:3110:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1211:12 AM–12:5212:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:251:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:512:51 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

Lābha07:377:37 AM–09:049:04 AMgood
Amṛta09:049:04 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Kāla10:3110:31 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Śubha11:5811:58 AM–13:251:25 PMgood
Roga13:251:25 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Udvega14:512:51 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Cara16:184:18 PM–17:455:45 PMneutral
Lābha17:455:45 PM–19:127:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:127:12 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Śubha20:458:45 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Amṛta22:1810:18 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Cara23:5111:51 PM–25:241:24+1 AMneutral
Roga25:241:24+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:572:57+1 AM–28:304:30+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:304:30+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMgood
Udvega30:036:03+1 AM–31:367:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:367:36+1 AM

07:377:37 AM sunrise19:127:12 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:086:08 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 28:494:49+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:086:08 PM
Taitilauntil 30:226:22+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 19:127:12 PM–20:518:51 PM
Niśītha 25:001:00+1 AM–25:481:48+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:518:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:481:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā18:086:08 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī28:49 04:494:49 AM ThuHasta
YogaŚūla24:00 00:0012:00 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava18:086:08 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 683
Day length
11 h 35 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:158:15 PM
Moonset
07:477:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:585:58 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:585:58 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:236:23 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:569:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:049:04 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:569:56 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1211:12 AM12:5212:52 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:011:01 PM13:491:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:481:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:342:34 PM16:534:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:203:20 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:534:53 PM19:127:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:127:12 PM20:518:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:127:12 PM19:377:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:127:12 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:169:16 PM22:5610:56 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:001:00+1 AM25:481:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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