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April 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 7 April 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Śukla Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:084:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:466:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Anaṅga Trayodaśī

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

AlsoŚukla Pradoṣa Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:255:25 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:466:46 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 146° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 92% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 146° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:255:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:595:59 PM–19:487:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:027:02 AM–08:398:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:087:08 AM–08:568:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1610:16 AM–11:5311:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2711:27 AM–12:1912:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5311:53 AM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:255:25 AM–07:027:02 AMgood
Amṛta07:027:02 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Kāla08:398:39 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Śubha10:1610:16 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Roga11:5311:53 AM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Cara15:083:08 PM–16:454:45 PMneutral
Lābha16:454:45 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Śubha19:457:45 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Amṛta21:079:07 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–23:5211:52 PMneutral
Roga23:5211:52 PM–25:151:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:151:15 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:382:38 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Udvega28:004:00 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:255:25 AM to 29:235:23 AM+1

05:255:25 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 06:466:46 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 10:4710:47 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:466:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:068:06 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5311:53 AM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī06:466:46 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:14 01:141:14 AM ThuUttara Phalgunī
YogaGaṇḍa10:4710:47 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava06:466:46 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:23 05:235:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 583
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:403:40 PM
Moonset
28:134:13 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:255:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:255:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:255:25 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:398:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:087:08 AM08:568:56 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:595:59 PM19:487:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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