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Monday 4 April 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:3210:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5312:53 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

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

At sunrise

05:165:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4411:44 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Revatī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:314:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:094:09 AM–05:165:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:186:18 AM–08:068:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla06:536:53 AM–08:308:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0710:07 AM–11:4411:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:211:21 PM–14:582:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:363:36 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

Amṛta05:165:16 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Kāla06:536:53 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Roga10:0710:07 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Udvega11:4411:44 AM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Cara13:211:21 PM–14:582:58 PMneutral
Lābha14:582:58 PM–16:354:35 PMgood
Amṛta16:354:35 PM–18:126:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:126:12 PM–19:347:34 PMneutral
Roga19:347:34 PM–20:578:57 PMavoid
Kāla20:578:57 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Udvega23:4311:43 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:051:05 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1good
Amṛta26:282:28 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Cara27:513:51 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:165:16 AM to 29:145:14 AM+1

05:165:16 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 29:145:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:5312:53 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:457:45 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:4411:44 AM
Bavauntil 24:5312:53 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:536:53 AM–08:308:30 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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 08:308:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:53 00:5312:53 AM TueDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī19:457:45 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra12:5412:54 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:4411:44 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:14 05:145:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 190
Day length
12 h 56 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:077:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:165:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:314:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:094:09 AM05:165:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:165:16 AM07:517:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:186:18 AM08:068:06 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:517:51 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:582:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:363:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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