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Monday 4 April 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:3210:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5312:53 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

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

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4411:44 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Revatī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4812:48 PM–13:371:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:358:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:328:32 AM–10:0610:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3911:39 AM–13:121:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:371:37 PM–14:272:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:462:46 PM–16:194:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:074:07 PM–16:574:57 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

Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:328:32 AMgood
Kāla08:328:32 AM–10:0610:06 AMavoid
Śubha10:0610:06 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Roga11:3911:39 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Udvega13:121:12 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Cara14:462:46 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–17:535:53 PMgood
Amṛta17:535:53 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:267:26 PM–20:538:53 PMneutral
Roga20:538:53 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Kāla22:1910:19 PM–23:4611:46 PMavoid
Lābha23:4611:46 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Udvega25:121:12 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:382:38 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1good
Amṛta28:054:05 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1good
Cara29:315:31 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:5312:53 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:457:45 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:4411:44 AM
Bavauntil 24:5312:53 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:328:32 AM–10:0610:06 AM
Abhijit 12:4812:48 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:588:58 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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 10:0610:06 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:371:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:588:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:53 00:5312:53 AM TueDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī19:457:45 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra12:5412:54 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:4411:44 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 190
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:007:00 AM
Moonset
20:068:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:328:32 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:371:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:371:37 PM14:272:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:272:27 PM16:574:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:074:07 PM16:574:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:574:57 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:588:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:358:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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