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April 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 17 April 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 01:361:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:489:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:098:09 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 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 kāla21:299:29 PM–22:5310:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:326:32 AM–08:048:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3810:38 AM–11:2711:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:041:04 PM–14:282:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:326:32 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Roga08:048:04 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Amṛta14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid
Śubha17:175:17 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:496:49 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Cara20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMneutral
Roga21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4012:40+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Udvega26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:363:36+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:045:04+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM

06:326:32 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 21:489:48 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 08:098:09 AM
Svātīuntil 29:115:11+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 23:4811:48 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:4111:41 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:489:48 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā21:489:48 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā08:098:09 AMSvātī
YogaVajra23:4811:48 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava11:4111:41 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:32 06:326:32 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 281
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:327:32 PM
Moonset
06:496:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:326:32 AM08:048:04 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3810:38 AM11:2711:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:041:04 PM14:282:28 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:228:22 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 nakṣatra21:299:29 PM22:5310:53 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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