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Friday 20 October 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 03:123:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:074:07 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Govardhana Pūjā

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

AlsoBali Pūjā determinateDyūta Pratipad determinate

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0911:09 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

11:2511:25 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2511:25 AM
At noon, 11:2511:25 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Svātī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:233:23 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:247:24 AM–08:448:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:128:12 AM–08:558:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:085:08 PM–18:506:50 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

Cara06:046:04 AM–07:247:24 AMneutral
Lābha07:247:24 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Amṛta08:448:44 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Śubha11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Roga12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Udvega14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–16:444:44 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:444:44 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid
Kāla18:256:25 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Lābha20:058:05 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Udvega21:459:45 PM–23:2511:25 PMavoid
Śubha23:2511:25 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Amṛta25:051:05 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1good
Cara26:462:46 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1neutral
Roga28:264:26 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 11:0911:09 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 17:585:58 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 15:363:36 PM
Bavauntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AM
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:0111:01 PM–23:4911:49 PM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2411:24 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4611:46 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4911:49 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā28:07 04:074:07 AM SatDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā11:0911:09 AMSvātī
YogaViṣkambha17:585:58 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna15:363:36 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:06 06:066:06 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 581
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
06:076:07 AM
Moonset
17:195:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:128:12 AM08:558:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4611:46 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2812:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:085:08 PM18:506:50 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0111:01 PM23:4911:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:233:23 AM+129:065:06 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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