Chaitra Navratri 1996 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Ghatasthapana muhurat 06:33–08:58, Wed 20 Mar
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Chaitra Navratri 1996 in Pāthardi?
Chaitra Navratri Ghatasthapana muhurat: what time?
Why is Chaitra Navratri on Wed 20 Mar in Pāthardi?
Chaitra Navratri · Ghatasthapana is on Wed 20 Mar: Pratipada holds all of pratahkala that morning, and no other.
Pratahkala is Amavasya; Pratipada begins at 16:14.
Pratipada holds all of pratahkala, 06:33–08:58. Pratipada: 16:14 Tue to 14:33.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Box: Pratahkala. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Ghatasthapana is done in pratahkala, the first fifth of the day. Pratipada runs from 16:14 on Tue 19 Mar to 14:33 on Wed 20 Mar, so only Wednesday’s pratahkala (06:33–08:58) falls within it. No text giving Chaitra Navratri · Ghatasthapana’s time was found; pratahkala is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Chaitra Shukla Pratipada
Ghatasthapana is done in pratahkala, the first fifth of the day.
- Smarta
- the morning whose pratahkala Pratipada holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.