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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 13 April 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:236:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:488:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:584:58 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:488:48 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Revatī 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 muhūrta03:333:33 AM–04:164:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:553:55 AM–04:584:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:116:11 AM–07:587:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla06:396:39 AM–08:208:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0010:00 AM–11:4111:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–15:033:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:492:49 PM–15:433:43 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

Amṛta04:584:58 AM–06:396:39 AMgood
Kāla06:396:39 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Śubha08:208:20 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Roga10:0010:00 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Udvega11:4111:41 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–15:033:03 PMneutral
Lābha15:033:03 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:246:24 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Lābha22:2110:21 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5912:59 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1good
Amṛta26:182:18 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1good
Cara27:373:37 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:584:58 AM to 28:564:56 AM+1

04:584:58 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 28:564:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:488:48 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:442:44 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:488:48 AM
Taitilauntil 21:569:56 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:396:39 AM–08:208:20 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–19:487:48 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:208:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā08:488:48 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:44 02:442:44 AM TueViśākhā
YogaVajra27:05 03:053:05 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava08:488:48 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra28:56 04:564:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 451
Day length
13 h 26 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:407:40 PM
Moonset
05:475:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:333:33 AM04:584:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:333:33 AM04:164:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:553:55 AM04:584:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:584:58 AM07:397:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:116:11 AM07:587:58 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:396:39 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:397:39 AM10:2110:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:492:49 PM15:433:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:544:54 PM18:416:41 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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