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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 8 April 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:0211:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:148:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:006:00 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:009:00 AM–10:3110:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:353:35 PM–17:045:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5210:52 PM–23:3911:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:204:20 AM+1–29:515:51 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

Roga05:575:57 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Udvega07:287:28 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:3110:31 AMneutral
Lābha10:3110:31 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 PMgood
Roga16:374:37 PM–18:096:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:096:09 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Lābha19:377:37 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Udvega21:069:06 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0212:02 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1good
Cara25:311:31 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1neutral
Roga26:592:59 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:148:14 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 19:167:16 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 06:006:00 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 26:532:53 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:148:14 AM
Bālavauntil 18:596:59 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:374:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  14. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  15. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:148:14 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī19:167:16 PMBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti06:006:00 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava08:148:14 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 081
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:476:47 AM
Moonset
19:187:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3812:38 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:353:35 PM17:045:04 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5210:52 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:204:20 AM+129:515:51 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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