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Thursday 9 April 2020 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 10:3510:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:446:44 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:446:44 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Svātī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:223:22 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
  • Amṛta kāla18:586:58 PM–20:238:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:515:51 AM–07:287:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:059:05 AM–10:4310:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1010:10 AM–11:0211:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:3010:30 AM–11:5411:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:223:22 PM–16:144:14 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

Śubha05:515:51 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Roga07:287:28 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Udvega09:059:05 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Cara10:4310:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMneutral
Lābha12:2012:20 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Kāla15:353:35 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid
Śubha17:125:12 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:496:49 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Cara20:128:12 PM–21:349:34 PMneutral
Roga21:349:34 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Kāla22:5710:57 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1912:19 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:043:04 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Amṛta28:274:27 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:446:44 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 27:093:09 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:452:45 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 12:2512:25 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:446:44 AM
Taitilauntil 16:544:54 PM
Garauntil 27:093:09 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:353:35 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā06:446:44 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:45 02:452:45 AM FriViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa12:2512:25 PMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava06:446:44 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:49 05:495:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 483
Day length
12 h 58 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:208:20 PM
Moonset
06:436:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:515:51 AM07:287:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1010:10 AM11:0211:02 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3010:30 AM11:5411:54 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:223:22 PM16:144:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:586:58 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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