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Friday 3 April 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 10:1210:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1311:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Citrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:033:03 PM–16:464:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:367:36 AM–09:119:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:249:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4710:47 AM–12:2212:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:323:32 PM–17:085:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:024:02 AM+1–29:465:46 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

Cara06:016:01 AM–07:367:36 AMneutral
Lābha07:367:36 AM–09:119:11 AMgood
Amṛta09:119:11 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Kāla10:4710:47 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Śubha12:2212:22 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Roga13:571:57 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Udvega15:323:32 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Cara17:085:08 PM–18:436:43 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:436:43 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Kāla20:078:07 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Lābha21:329:32 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Udvega22:5710:57 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1good
Amṛta25:461:46 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1good
Cara27:103:10 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1neutral
Roga28:354:35 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:1311:13 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 21:559:55 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 16:394:39 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:1311:13 AM
Taitilauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4710:47 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2212:22 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā11:1311:13 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā21:559:55 PMSvātī
YogaVyāghāta16:394:39 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava11:1311:13 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra29:59 05:595:59 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 668
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:098:09 PM
Moonset
06:106:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:367:36 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:249:24 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:033:03 PM16:464:46 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:323:32 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:024:02 AM+129:465:46 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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