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Saturday 13 April 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 01:211:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:233:23+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoNavarātrārambha (Caitra)Chaitra Navratri determinate

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:242:24 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1810:18 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:346:34 AM–07:237:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:237:23 AM–08:128:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:501:50+1 AM–27:363:36+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

Kāla06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Śubha08:068:06 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Roga09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMavoid
Udvega11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Kāla17:175:17 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Udvega20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Śubha21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Amṛta23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Cara24:4112:41+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMneutral
Roga26:092:09+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:373:37+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:055:05+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:233:23+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 30:156:15+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 30:166:16+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 14:242:24 PM
Bavauntil 27:233:23+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0911:09 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā27:23 03:233:23 AM SunDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī30:15 06:156:15 AM SunBharaṇī
YogaViṣkambha30:16 06:166:16 AM SunPrīti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna14:242:24 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:33 06:336:33 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 912
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:566:56 AM
Moonset
19:207:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:346:34 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:346:34 AM07:237:23 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:237:23 AM08:128:12 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1810:18 PM24:0412:04+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:501:50+1 AM27:363:36+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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