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Wednesday 22 March 2023 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 01:231:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5110:51 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

05:415:41 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4711:47 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:371:37 PM–15:053:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:137:13 AM–08:448:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1610:16 AM–11:4711:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:205:20 AM+1–30:516:51 AM+1a 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

Lābha05:415:41 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Amṛta07:137:13 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Kāla08:448:44 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Śubha10:1610:16 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Roga11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Cara14:512:51 PM–16:224:22 PMneutral
Lābha16:224:22 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:545:54 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid
Śubha19:227:22 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Amṛta20:508:50 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–23:4611:46 PMneutral
Roga23:4611:46 PM–25:151:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:151:15 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:432:43 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Udvega28:114:11 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:5110:51 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 18:026:02 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:4711:47 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 12:0412:04 PM
Bavauntil 22:5110:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:5110:51 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā18:026:02 PMRevatī
YogaŚukla11:4711:47 AMBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna12:0412:04 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 560
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:086:08 AM
Moonset
18:336:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:371:37 PM15:053:05 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:205:20 AM+130:516:51 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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