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Thursday 9 April 1959 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 11:2911:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:491:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:478:47 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 11° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 11° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:403:40 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:024:02 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:515:51 PM–19:397:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:075:07 AM–06:466:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:258:25 AM–10:0310:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:309:30 AM–10:2310:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:211:21 PM–15:003:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:403:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:269:26 PM–23:1411:14 PMa 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

Śubha05:075:07 AM–06:466:46 AMgood
Roga06:466:46 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Udvega08:258:25 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Cara10:0310:03 AM–11:4211:42 AMneutral
Lābha11:4211:42 AM–13:211:21 PMgood
Amṛta13:211:21 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Kāla15:003:00 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid
Śubha16:394:39 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:186:18 PM–19:397:39 PMgood
Cara19:397:39 PM–21:009:00 PMneutral
Roga21:009:00 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:021:02 AM+1good
Udvega25:021:02 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:232:23 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1good
Amṛta27:443:44 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:075:07 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 13:491:49 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 08:478:47 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:491:49 PM
Bālavauntil 27:043:04 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:211:21 PM–15:003:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05 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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:003:00 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā13:491:49 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī25:56 01:561:56 AM FriBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti08:478:47 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava13:491:49 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:05 05:055:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 202
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:385:38 AM
Moonset
19:247:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:403:40 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:403:40 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:024:02 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:457:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:075:07 AM06:466:46 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:457:45 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:258:25 AM10:0310:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:309:30 AM10:2310:23 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:211:21 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:403:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:397:39 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:269:26 PM23:1411:14 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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