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Wednesday 18 October 2028 · Bucharest, Romania

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:575:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:312:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Govardhana Pūjā

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

AlsoBali Pūjā determinateDyūta Pratipad determinate

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:592:59 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Citrā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:436:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:209:20 AM–10:4410:44 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:364:36 AM+1–30:026:02 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:568:56 AM–10:1810:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3911:39 AM–13:001:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:221:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:001:00 PM–14:222:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:008:00 PM–21:269:26 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

Lābha07:357:35 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Amṛta08:568:56 AM–10:1810:18 AMgood
Kāla10:1810:18 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Śubha11:3911:39 AM–13:001:00 PMgood
Roga13:001:00 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Udvega14:222:22 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:045:04 PMneutral
Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:256:25 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Śubha20:048:04 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Cara23:2211:22 PM–25:011:01 AM+1neutral
Roga25:011:01 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:402:40 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:194:19 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good
Udvega29:585:58 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 26:312:31 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 14:592:59 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 22:5610:56 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 16:124:12 PM
Bavauntil 26:312:31 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:001:00 PM–14:222:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37 AM+1–25:251:25 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:222:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā26:31 02:312:31 AM ThuDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā14:592:59 PMSvātī
YogaViṣkambha22:5610:56 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna16:124:12 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 597
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:018:01 AM
Moonset
18:086:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:436:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:459:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:209:20 AM10:4410:44 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:459:45 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:001:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3612:36 PM13:241:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:008:00 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37 AM+125:251:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:364:36 AM+130:026:02 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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