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April 1973 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 April 1973 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:509:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1211:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2810:28 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:397:39 PM–21:239:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:149:14 AM–10:5810:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:395:39 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Roga12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Udvega13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Cara15:383:38 PM–17:175:17 PMneutral
Lābha17:175:17 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:576:57 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Śubha20:178:17 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Amṛta21:379:37 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Cara22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1712:17 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:371:37 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:572:57 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Udvega28:174:17 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 29:125:12 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 19:457:45 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:2810:28 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:1211:12 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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 13:581:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 13 h 19 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā23:1211:12 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī29:12 05:125:12 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaVajra19:457:45 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava10:2810:28 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 325
Day length
13 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:577:57 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:149:14 AM10:5810:58 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:397:39 PM21:239:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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