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PANCHANGA
March 2012 First column gives the English dates and next to it the names of the regional months and dates. The ending moments of Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana are given in the 24 hour clock extending to 30 hours. Of the Nityayogas, Vishkumbha, Parigha, Vyatipata, Vajra, Vyaghata, Vaidhruthi, Sula, Ganda and Atiganda are generally spurned for auspicious events and they are marked in red in the Panchanga. Vydhruti pervades from 346º40’ to 360º and Vyatipata from 213º20’ to 226º40’ of the sum of the Nirayana longitudes of the Sun and the Moon. Vydhruti and Vyatipata punyakaala are observed on the day when the yogas prevail for 1½ hours or more, when Sraddha is performed by the astute. These two belong to the shannavati -96- Sraddhas ordained for a householder. Considering the astronomical implications, the Sayana Vydhruti and Vyatipata days are also indicated in the Panchanga. The auspicious Amritayoga and Siddhayoga and inauspicious Maranayoga and Prabalarishtayoga come under Amirtaadiyoga scheme and are different from the Nityayogas. The Karana is the half of the Tithi. They are mainly classified as Sthira - fixed or immovable and Chara or moveable. The Chara Karanas are seven in number and the Sthira are only four. The fixed ones are inauspicious. They are Sakuni, Chatushpada, Naga and Kimsatugna. The seven movable Karanas are in their order, Bava, Baalava, Kaulava, Taitila, Gara, Vanija and Vishti (or Bhadra.) Among the movable Karanas Vishti or Bhadra is considered to be of dreadful. The forbidden Karanas are marked in red for easy identification. We have most of our religious observances pegged on to the Tithis. Pournamipooja Chandradarisana, Sankataharachaturthi Vrata, Shastivrata, Ekadasi Vrata and Pradosha are specially mentioned in the Panchanga. Pournamipooja is done in the evenings on days the full Moon is prevalent. Chandradarisana is observed on the evening on the day when the crescent Moon appears for the first time in the west after the Amavasya. Chaturthi of the Krishnapaksha or Bahula Chaturthi of every month is known as Sankataharachaturthi. The evenings of Sukla and Krishna Trayodasi days are specially observed as Pradosha Vrata days. The important dates and festivals for March 2012 are as follows: 1. Thu - Durga Ashtami; 4. Sun - Amlaki Ekadasi; 5. Mon - Govinda Dwadasi; 6. Tue - Runavimochana Pradosha; 7. Wed - Pournamipooja. Maasimagha. Sri Nataraja Abhishekam; 8. Thu - Holi; 9. Fri - Sayana Vyatipata. Vasantotsava; 11. Sun - Sankataharachaturthi; 12. Mon - Rangapanchami; 13. Tue - Shastivrata; 14. Wed Kaarudayaan Nonpu. Sampath Gauri Vrata; 15. Thu - Sitalashtami. Ashtaka. Kalashtami; 16. Fri - Anvashtaka; 18. Sun - Papamochani/ Vijaya Ekadasi. Sravanavrata; 19. Mon - Soma Pradosa; 20. Tue -Madhu Krishna Trayodasi. Mahavisuva day. Maasasivaratri; 21. Wed - Indian New Year’s day; 22. Thu - Sarva Amavasya. Sayana Vaidhruthi; 23. Fri - Vasantha Navaratrarambha. Telugu New Year Day. Ugadi. Siddhi Ganapathy Vrata; 24. Sat - Chandradarisana; 25. Sun - Gauri / Andolana Triteeya. Sowbhaagya Gauri Vara; 26. Mon - Masa Chaturthi. Sakthi Ganapathy Vara; 27. Tue - Sri (Lakshmi) Panchami. Krittikavrata; 28. Wed - Skanda Shasti. Shastivrata; 30. Fri - Vasanti Poojaarambha. Kamala Saptami Vara. Santana Saptami; 31. Sat - Annapurna Pooja. Asokaashtami. Sri Rama Navami (Smarta) Bhavani Utpathi. Moon in Vrishabha enters:
Mithuna on 2nd at 09h.00m; Kataka on 4th at 17h.57m; Simha on 6th at 22h.51m; Kanya on 9th at 00h.39m; Thula on 11th at 01h.13m; Vruschika on 13th at 02.25m; Dhanus on 15th at 05h.28m; Makara on 17th at 10h.49m; Kumbha on 19th at 18h.19m; Meena on 22nd at 03h.47m; Mesha on 24th at 15h.12m; Vrishabha on 27th at 04h.04m; Mithuna on 29th at 16h.46m; Kataka on 31st at 26h.59m. The Sun enters: Poorvabhadrapada on 4th at 10h.39m; and Uttarabhadrapada on 17th at 19h.10m;
and Revati on 31st at 05h.55m. THE ASTROLOGICAL eMAGAZINE
The Sun enters Meena rasi on 14th March at 10h.51m. MARCH 2012
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