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Tuesday 9 April 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 04:184:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:306:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:306:30 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:189:18 AM–11:0511:05 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:278:27 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:069:06 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2012:20 PM–13:571:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5112:51 PM–14:382:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:343:34 PM–17:115:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1311:13 PM–23:5711:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:473:47 AM+1–29:325:32 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

Roga05:525:52 AM–07:297:29 AMavoid
Udvega07:297:29 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Cara09:069:06 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMgood
Amṛta12:2012:20 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Kāla13:571:57 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Śubha15:343:34 PM–17:115:11 PMgood
Roga17:115:11 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:496:49 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Lābha20:118:11 PM–21:349:34 PMgood
Udvega21:349:34 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Śubha22:5710:57 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1912:19 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1neutral
Roga27:053:05 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:306:30 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 17:175:17 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 23:5811:58 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:306:30 AM
Bālavauntil 19:287:28 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:343:34 PM–17:115:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:115:11 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā06:306:30 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī17:175:17 PMBharaṇī
YogaViṣkambha23:5811:58 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava06:306:30 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 263
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:336:33 AM
Moonset
20:118:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:278:27 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:189:18 AM11:0511:05 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2012:20 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5112:51 PM14:382:38 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:343:34 PM17:115:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1311:13 PM23:5711:57 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:473:47 AM+129:325:32 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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