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Saturday 23 April 2016 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 13:241:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:503:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:394:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4812:48 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 190° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 190° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:193:19 AM–03:593:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:393:39 AM–04:394:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika04:394:39 AM–06:246:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:355:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:316:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:037:03 PM–20:508:50 PMa 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

Kāla04:394:39 AM–06:246:24 AMavoid
Śubha06:246:24 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Roga08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Udvega09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–13:241:24 PMneutral
Lābha13:241:24 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Amṛta15:093:09 PM–16:534:53 PMgood
Kāla16:534:53 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:386:38 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Udvega19:537:53 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Śubha21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMgood
Amṛta22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Cara23:3811:38 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5312:53 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:082:08 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:233:23 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:394:39 AM to 28:374:37 AM+1

04:394:39 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 28:374:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 15:503:50 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 20:098:09 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:503:50 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:098:09 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–19:587:58 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 59 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā15:503:50 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī12:4812:48 PMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi20:098:09 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava15:503:50 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra28:37 04:374:37 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 036
Day length
13 h 59 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:367:36 PM
Moonset
05:215:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:193:19 AM04:394:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:193:19 AM03:593:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:393:39 AM04:394:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:394:39 AM07:277:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day04:394:39 AM06:246:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta04:394:39 AM05:355:35 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:355:35 AM06:316:31 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:277:27 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:241:24 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:037:03 PM20:508:50 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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