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March 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 March 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0610:06 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5612:56 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:152:15 PM–15:423:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:223:22 PM–16:114:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:368:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:468:46 AM–10:1810:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4911:49 AM–13:201:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:451:45 PM–14:332:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:522:52 PM–16:234:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:114:11 PM–16:594:59 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

Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Śubha10:1810:18 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Roga11:4911:49 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:234:23 PMneutral
Lābha16:234:23 PM–17:545:54 PMgood
Amṛta17:545:54 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:267:26 PM–20:548:54 PMneutral
Roga20:548:54 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:201:20 AM+1good
Udvega25:201:20 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:482:48 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Amṛta28:174:17 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Cara29:455:45 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:264:26 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 10:0610:06 AM
Prītiuntil 30:506:50 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:468:46 AM–10:1810:18 AM
Abhijit 12:5612:56 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–21:009:00 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56 AM+1–25:441:44 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1810:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:009:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī11:5211:52 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:264:26 PMRohiṇī
YogaViṣkambha10:0610:06 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava11:5211:52 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 794
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:2910:29 AM
Moonset
24:3512:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:419:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:419:41 AM12:0712:07 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:451:45 PM14:332:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:152:15 PM15:423:42 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:234:23 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 PM16:594:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM21:009:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:368:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56 AM+125:441:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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