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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 24 April 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:334:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:075:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:384:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:075:07 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:183:18 AM–03:583:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:383:38 AM–04:384:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:135:13 PM–18:526:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:384:38 AM–06:236:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:187:18 AM–08:578:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:088:08 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:189:18 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:513:51 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

Śubha04:384:38 AM–06:236:23 AMgood
Roga06:236:23 AM–08:088:08 AMavoid
Udvega08:088:08 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Amṛta13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Kāla15:093:09 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid
Śubha16:544:54 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:396:39 PM–19:547:54 PMgood
Cara19:547:54 PM–21:089:08 PMneutral
Roga21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Lābha23:3811:38 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1good
Udvega24:5212:52 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:072:07 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1good
Amṛta27:223:22 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:384:38 AM to 28:364:36 AM+1

04:384:38 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 28:364:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 05:075:07 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:182:18 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 07:427:42 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 05:075:07 AM
Taitilauntil 17:125:12 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–19:597:59 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:093:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 01 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā05:075:07 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā26:18 02:182:18 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaSiddhi07:427:42 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava05:075:07 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra28:36 04:364:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 097
Day length
14 h 01 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:068:06 PM
Moonset
05:325:32 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:183:18 AM04:384:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:183:18 AM03:583:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:383:38 AM04:384:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:384:38 AM07:267:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:384:38 AM06:236:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:187:18 AM08:578:57 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:267:26 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:088:08 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:189:18 AM10:1510:15 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:135:13 PM18:526:52 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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