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Thursday 18 March 1999 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5911:59 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

05:495:49 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:261:26 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:495:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:059:05 PM–22:3310:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:495:49 AM–07:197:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:498:49 AM–10:1910:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:499:49 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1912:19 PM–13:461:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:482:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:243:24 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

Śubha05:495:49 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Roga07:197:19 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Udvega08:498:49 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Cara10:1910:19 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Kāla14:482:48 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Śubha16:184:18 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:187:18 PMgood
Cara19:187:18 PM–20:488:48 PMneutral
Roga20:488:48 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:181:18 AM+1good
Udvega25:181:18 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:472:47 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1good
Amṛta28:174:17 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:495:49 AM to 29:475:47 AM+1

05:495:49 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:475:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:5911:59 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:281:28 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 24:4312:43 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 13:261:26 PM
Bavauntil 23:5911:59 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:482:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:482:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:5911:59 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:28 01:281:28 AM FriRevatī
YogaŚukla24:43 00:4312:43 AM FriBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna13:261:26 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:47 05:475:47 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 790
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:176:17 AM
Moonset
18:206:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:495:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:495:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:495:49 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:495:49 AM07:197:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:1910:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:499:49 AM10:3710:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1912:19 PM13:461:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:059:05 PM22:3310:33 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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