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Tuesday 16 March 2010 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:015:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:376:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:376:37 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:305:30 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:523:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:096:09 PM–19:537:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:277:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:158:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:437:43 AM–09:289:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:309:30 AM–10:1710:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0510:05 AM–11:3511:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:044:04 PM–17:345:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMan 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

Roga07:067:06 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Udvega08:368:36 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Cara10:0510:05 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Amṛta13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Kāla14:342:34 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Śubha16:044:04 PM–17:345:34 PMgood
Roga17:345:34 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:037:03 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Lābha20:338:33 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Udvega22:0410:04 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Śubha23:3411:34 PM–25:041:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:041:04+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMgood
Cara26:342:34+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMneutral
Roga28:044:04+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:345:34+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:067:06 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:376:37 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:2211:22 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:001:00+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:376:37 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:291:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:044:04 PM–17:345:34 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:398:39 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40+1 AM–25:281:28+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:345:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:376:37 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:2211:22 PMRevatī
YogaŚukla25:00 01:001:00 AM WedBrahma
KaraṇaBava18:376:37 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 866 806
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:098:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:305:30 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:305:30 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:437:43 AM09:289:28 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:309:30 AM10:1710:17 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:404:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:523:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:044:04 PM17:345:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:404:40 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:096:09 PM19:537:53 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:277:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:158:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40+1 AM25:281:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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