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April 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 15 April 1957 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:098:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:545:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:546:54 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:546:54 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:329:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:227:22 AM–09:019:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5610:56 AM–12:2712:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:164:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:435:43 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Kāla07:227:22 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Śubha09:019:01 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Udvega12:1912:19 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Amṛta17:155:15 PM–18:546:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:546:54 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Kāla21:369:36 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–25:391:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:391:39 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Amṛta27:003:00 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1good
Cara28:214:21 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:546:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:545:54 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 24:3712:37 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:586:58 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:545:54 PM
Taitilauntil 28:574:57 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:227:22 AM–09:019:01 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:546:54 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:019:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:545:54 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī28:21 04:214:21 AM TueViśākhā
YogaVajra24:37 00:3712:37 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava06:586:58 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 478
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:018:01 PM
Moonset
05:505:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:227:22 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5610:56 AM12:2712:27 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:164:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:546:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:546:54 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:546:54 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:546:54 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:329:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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