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Wednesday 22 March 2023 · Bucharest, Romania

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:237:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:514:51 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

06:166:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0212:02 PM

Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:377:37 AM–09:059:05 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:487:48 AM–09:209:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:2312:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2312:23 PM–13:551:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2011:20 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:166:16 AM–07:487:48 AMgood
Amṛta07:487:48 AM–09:209:20 AMgood
Kāla09:209:20 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Roga12:2312:23 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Udvega13:551:55 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Cara15:263:26 PM–16:584:58 PMneutral
Lābha16:584:58 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:306:30 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Śubha19:587:58 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Amṛta21:269:26 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2212:22+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:501:50+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:183:18+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMgood
Udvega28:464:46+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:514:51 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 12:0212:02 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 26:452:45+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:514:51 PM
Bālavauntil 27:473:47+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2312:23 PM–13:551:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:551:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:514:51 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā12:0212:02 PMRevatī
YogaBrahma26:45 02:452:45 AM ThuIndra
KaraṇaBava16:514:51 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 560
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:496:49 AM
Moonset
19:307:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:377:37 AM09:059:05 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:487:48 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:551:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM24:5112:51+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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