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Thursday 20 August 2020 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:507:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:067:06 PM–19:277:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:067:06 PM–20:098:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:338:33 PM–22:0010:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:375:37 AM–07:187:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5211:52 AM–13:191:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:022:02 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:244:24 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

Śubha05:375:37 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Roga07:187:18 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Amṛta14:022:02 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Kāla15:433:43 PM–17:255:25 PMavoid
Śubha17:255:25 PM–19:067:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:067:06 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Cara20:258:25 PM–21:449:44 PMneutral
Roga21:449:44 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2212:22 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Amṛta28:194:19 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:375:37 AM sunrise19:067:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 07:507:50 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:212:21 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 20:118:11 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:507:50 AM
Bālavauntil 18:186:18 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:022:02 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:067:06 PM–20:308:30 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 29 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:308:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā07:507:50 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:21 02:212:21 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚiva20:118:11 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava07:507:50 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 616
Day length
13 h 29 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:326:32 AM
Moonset
20:108:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:375:37 AM07:187:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5211:52 AM13:191:19 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM19:067:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:067:06 PM20:308:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:067:06 PM19:277:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:067:06 PM20:098:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:338:33 PM22:0010:00 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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