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April 1966 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 April 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:137:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:194:19 PM.

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

10:0210:02 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 190° ahead of it, in Citrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 190° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:441:44 PM–15:123:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:087:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:337:33 AM–09:099:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4510:45 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:571:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4912:49 AM+1–26:182:18 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

Lābha05:575:57 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Amṛta07:337:33 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Kāla09:099:09 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Śubha10:4510:45 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Cara15:333:33 PM–17:095:09 PMneutral
Lābha17:095:09 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:456:45 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Śubha20:098:09 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Amṛta21:339:33 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Cara22:5710:57 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2012:20 AM+1–25:441:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:441:44 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:083:08 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1good
Udvega28:324:32 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:194:19 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 19:357:35 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:194:19 PM
Taitilauntil 27:023:02 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:571:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā16:194:19 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā19:357:35 PMSvātī
YogaVyāghāta10:0210:02 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava16:194:19 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 850 756
Day length
12 h 49 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
19:507:50 PM
Moonset
06:276:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:337:33 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:441:44 PM15:123:12 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:087:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4912:49 AM+126:182:18 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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