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

Wednesday 23 April 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:079:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:548:54 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 188° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 188° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:158:15 AM–09:569:56 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:237:23 AM–08:558:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3511:35 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1811:18 PM–24:5712:57 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

Lābha05:515:51 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:558:55 AMgood
Kāla08:558:55 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Roga11:5911:59 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Cara15:033:03 PM–16:354:35 PMneutral
Lābha16:354:35 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:076:07 PM–19:357:35 PMavoid
Śubha19:357:35 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Amṛta21:039:03 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–23:5911:59 PMneutral
Roga23:5911:59 PM–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:271:27 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:552:55 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Udvega28:234:23 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:515:51 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 21:079:07 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 17:315:31 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 23:4211:42 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:548:54 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:079:07 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5911:59 AM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā21:079:07 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī17:315:31 PMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi23:4211:42 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava08:548:54 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:51 05:515:51 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 096
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:536:53 PM
Moonset
06:166:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:158:15 AM09:569:56 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1811:18 PM24:5712:57 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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