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April 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Adhika Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 14 April 1972 · Beijing, China

Adhika Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 04:314:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3612:36+1 AM.

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

14:332:33 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla 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
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:186:18 PM–19:427:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:187:18 AM–08:578:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:178:17 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:1512:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:341:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:333:33 PM–17:125:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:059:05 PM–22:2910:29 PMa 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

Cara05:395:39 AM–07:187:18 AMneutral
Lābha07:187:18 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Amṛta08:578:57 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Śubha12:1512:15 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Roga13:541:54 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Udvega15:333:33 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid
Cara17:125:12 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:516:51 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Kāla20:128:12 PM–21:339:33 PMavoid
Lābha21:339:33 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Udvega22:5410:54 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1412:14+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:351:35+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMgood
Cara26:562:56+1 AM–28:174:17+1 AMneutral
Roga28:174:17+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38+1 AM

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 24:3412:34+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 22:3510:35 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 14:332:33 PM
Bavauntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3610:36 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+1 AM

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 12:1512:15 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:36 00:3612:36 AM SatDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī24:34 00:3412:34 AM SatBharaṇī
YogaViṣkambha22:3510:35 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna14:332:33 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:38 05:385:38 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Adhika Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Adhika Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 956
Day length
13 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:407:40 PM

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 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:178:17 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:333:33 PM17:125:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM19:427:42 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:059:05 PM22:2910:29 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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