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Monday 31 March 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:459:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:557:55 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

05:275:27 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Revatī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 8° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:397:39 PM–21:119:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0510:05 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2810:28 AM–12:0012:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:213:21 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

Amṛta05:275:27 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Kāla07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Śubha08:338:33 AM–10:0510:05 AMgood
Roga10:0510:05 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Amṛta16:174:17 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:505:50 PM–19:177:17 PMneutral
Roga19:177:17 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:051:05 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1good
Amṛta26:322:32 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Cara27:593:59 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26 AM+1

05:275:27 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:557:55 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 21:569:56 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 21:329:32 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 08:468:46 AM
Bavauntil 19:557:55 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:227:22 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:338:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:557:55 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī21:569:56 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra21:329:32 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna08:468:46 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 282
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
05:415:41 AM
Moonset
18:346:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2810:28 AM12:0012:00 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:213:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:397:39 PM21:119:11 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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