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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 13 April 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:236:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:488:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:488:48 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:116:11 AM–07:587:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:247:24 AM–09:039:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:154:15 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

Amṛta05:465:46 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Kāla07:247:24 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Śubha09:039:03 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Udvega12:1912:19 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Amṛta17:145:14 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:148:14 PMneutral
Roga20:148:14 PM–21:359:35 PMavoid
Kāla21:359:35 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:401:40 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1good
Amṛta27:013:01 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Cara28:234:23 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:488:48 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:442:44 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:488:48 AM
Taitilauntil 21:569:56 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:247:24 AM–09:039:03 AM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:198:19 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:039:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā08:488:48 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:44 02:442:44 AM TueViśākhā
YogaVajra27:05 03:053:05 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava08:488:48 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 451
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:088:08 PM
Moonset
06:366:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:116:11 AM07:587:58 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:247:24 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 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 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 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 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:544:54 PM18:416:41 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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