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April 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 15 April 1957 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:098:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:545:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:554:55 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:385:38 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:313:31 AM–04:134:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:523:52 AM–04:554:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:329:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:366:36 AM–08:188:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:599:59 AM–11:4111:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5610:56 AM–12:2712:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:443:44 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

Amṛta04:554:55 AM–06:366:36 AMgood
Kāla06:366:36 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Śubha08:188:18 AM–09:599:59 AMgood
Roga09:599:59 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Udvega11:4111:41 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:276:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:276:27 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Kāla21:039:03 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Lābha22:2110:21 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–24:5812:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5812:58 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Amṛta26:162:16 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Cara27:343:34 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:554:55 AM to 28:534:53 AM+1

04:554:55 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 28:534:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:545:54 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 05:385:38 AM
Svātīuntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 24:3712:37 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:586:58 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:545:54 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:366:36 AM–08:188:18 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:188:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:545:54 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā05:385:38 AMSvātī
YogaVajra24:37 00:3712:37 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava06:586:58 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra28:53 04:534:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 478
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:387:38 PM
Moonset
04:574:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:313:31 AM04:554:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:313:31 AM04:134:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:523:52 AM04:554:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:554:55 AM07:377:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:366:36 AM08:188:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:377:37 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5610:56 AM12:2712:27 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:329:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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