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March 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 24 March 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 10:3210:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4512:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

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

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4512:45 PM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 180° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 180° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:256:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5512:55 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:223:22 PM–16:114:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:287:28 PM–19:517:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:287:28 PM–20:388:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:448:44 AM–10:1610:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4811:48 AM–13:201:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:441:44 PM–14:332:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:522:52 PM–16:244:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:114:11 PM–17:005:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:2710:27 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Kāla08:448:44 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Śubha10:1610:16 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:244:24 PMneutral
Lābha16:244:24 PM–17:565:56 PMgood
Amṛta17:565:56 PM–19:287:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:287:28 PM–20:568:56 PMneutral
Roga20:568:56 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:191:19 AM+1good
Udvega25:191:19 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:472:47 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Amṛta28:144:14 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1good
Cara29:425:42 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise19:287:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 12:4512:45 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 13:131:13 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 25:501:50 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4512:45 PM
Bālavauntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:448:44 AM–10:1610:16 AM
Abhijit 12:5512:55 PM–13:441:44 PM
Pradoṣa 19:287:28 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55 AM+1–25:431:43 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1610:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā12:4512:45 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī13:131:13 PMHasta
YogaVṛddhi25:50 01:501:50 AM TueDhruva
KaraṇaBava12:4512:45 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 066
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:407:40 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:448:44 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:441:44 PM14:332:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM17:005:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:244:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:223:22 PM16:114:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:114:11 PM17:005:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:005:00 PM19:287:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:287:28 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:287:28 PM19:517:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:287:28 PM20:388:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2710:27 PM24:1312:13 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55 AM+125:431:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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