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April 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 23 April 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3712:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:319:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:404:40 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:203:20 AM–04:004:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:403:40 AM–04:404:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:388:38 PM–22:0610:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:287:28 AM–08:238:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:083:08 PM–16:534:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3810:38 PM–23:1811:18 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

Roga04:404:40 AM–06:256:25 AMavoid
Udvega06:256:25 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Cara08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AMneutral
Lābha09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Śubha15:083:08 PM–16:534:53 PMgood
Roga16:534:53 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:386:38 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Lābha19:537:53 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Udvega21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1good
Cara24:5312:53 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1neutral
Roga26:082:08 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:233:23 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:404:40 AM to 28:384:38 AM+1

04:404:40 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 28:384:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:319:31 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 06:426:42 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 12:2512:25 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:319:31 AM
Taitilauntil 20:068:06 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:083:08 PM–16:534:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:534:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 58 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:319:31 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī06:426:42 AMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi12:2512:25 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava09:319:31 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:38 04:384:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 277
Day length
13 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:038:03 PM
Moonset
05:165:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:203:20 AM04:404:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:203:20 AM04:004:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:403:40 AM04:404:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:404:40 AM07:287:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:287:28 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:287:28 AM08:238:23 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5011:50 AM13:181:18 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:388:38 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3810:38 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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