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Thursday 26 April 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 09:419:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0410:04 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:354:35 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0410:04 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 07 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 muhūrta03:153:15 AM–03:553:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:353:35 AM–04:354:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:315:31 PM–19:127:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:354:35 AM–06:216:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:217:21 AM–09:039:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:068:06 AM–09:529:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:1410:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–15:103:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:523:52 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

Śubha04:354:35 AM–06:216:21 AMgood
Roga06:216:21 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Udvega08:068:06 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Cara09:529:52 AM–11:3811:38 AMneutral
Lābha11:3811:38 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Amṛta13:241:24 PM–15:103:10 PMgood
Kāla15:103:10 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid
Śubha16:564:56 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:426:42 PM–19:567:56 PMgood
Cara19:567:56 PM–21:109:10 PMneutral
Roga21:109:10 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Kāla22:2410:24 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1good
Udvega24:5112:51 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:052:05 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1good
Amṛta27:193:19 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:354:35 AM to 28:334:33 AM+1

04:354:35 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 28:334:33 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:0410:04 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 26:592:59 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:0410:04 AM
Taitilauntil 22:2910:29 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–15:103:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:103:10 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā10:0410:04 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā26:50 02:502:50 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaVyatīpāta26:59 02:592:59 AM FriVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava10:0410:04 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra28:33 04:334:33 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 124
Day length
14 h 07 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:168:16 PM
Moonset
04:484:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:153:15 AM04:354:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:153:15 AM03:553:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:353:35 AM04:354:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:354:35 AM07:247:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:217:21 AM09:039:03 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:247:24 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:1410:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:315:31 PM19:127:12 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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