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Sunday 22 September 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 06:086:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:064:06 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

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

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:515:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:071:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:485:48 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4312:43 PM–14:142:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:453:45 PM–17:165:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:105:10 PM–17:595:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:165:16 PM–18:476:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:468:46 PM–22:1610:16 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

Udvega06:386:38 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Cara08:098:09 AM–09:419:41 AMneutral
Lābha09:419:41 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Amṛta11:1211:12 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Śubha14:142:14 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Roga15:453:45 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Udvega17:165:16 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:476:47 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Amṛta20:168:16 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Cara21:459:45 PM–23:1411:14 PMneutral
Roga23:1411:14 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:4312:43 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:122:12 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Udvega27:413:41 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:105:10 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:064:06 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 12:5112:51 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:406:40 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 17:105:10 PM
Bavauntil 28:064:06 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:071:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:165:16 PM–18:476:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:071:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:476:47 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 09 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā28:06 04:064:06 AM MonDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī12:5112:51 PMHasta
YogaŚukla18:406:40 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna17:105:10 PMBava
VāraRavivāra30:39 06:396:39 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 656
Day length
12 h 09 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
06:456:45 AM
Moonset
18:576:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:515:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:453:45 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:105:10 PM17:595:59 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:165:16 PM18:476:47 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:468:46 PM22:1610:16 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:485:48 AM+131:197:19 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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