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April 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 April 1987 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:3111:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0210:02 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0210:02 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:511:51 PM–15:233:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:562:56 PM–15:503:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:298:29 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:377:37 AM–09:189:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5910:59 AM–12:4112:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:081:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4112:41 PM–14:222:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:353:35+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMa 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

Lābha05:555:55 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Amṛta07:377:37 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Kāla09:189:18 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Śubha10:5910:59 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Roga12:4112:41 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Udvega14:222:22 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Cara16:044:04 PM–17:455:45 PMneutral
Lābha17:455:45 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:267:26 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Śubha20:458:45 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Amṛta22:0310:03 PM–23:2111:21 PMgood
Cara23:2111:21 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMneutral
Roga24:4012:40+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:581:58+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:173:17+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood
Udvega28:354:35+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM

05:555:55 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:0210:02 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 22:1810:18 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 20:068:06 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Taitilauntil 21:089:08 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4112:41 PM–14:222:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:508:50 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:222:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 31 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:508:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā10:0210:02 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī22:1810:18 PMViśākhā
YogaVajra20:068:06 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava10:0210:02 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 435
Day length
13 h 31 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
21:129:12 PM
Moonset
06:076:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:233:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:444:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:562:56 PM15:503:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:444:44 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:508:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:298:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:353:35+1 AM29:065:06+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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