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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:575:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:383:38 AM–04:224:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:014:01 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:417:41 AM–08:338:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:224:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:275:27 PM–19:137:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:1011:10 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

Roga05:075:07 AM–06:436:43 AMavoid
Udvega06:436:43 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Cara08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMneutral
Lābha09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Amṛta11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Roga16:224:22 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid
Lābha19:227:22 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–24:5612:56 AM+1good
Cara24:5612:56 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1neutral
Roga26:192:19 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:433:43 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:075:07 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:575:57 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 06:536:53 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 19:237:23 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:575:57 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:224:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:224:22 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 52 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā17:575:57 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī06:536:53 AMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti19:237:23 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava17:575:57 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 650
Day length
12 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:335:33 AM
Moonset
18:506:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:383:38 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:383:38 AM04:224:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:417:41 AM08:338:33 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:275:27 PM19:137:13 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:1011:10 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:014:01 AM+129:475:47 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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