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Tuesday 16 October 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:038:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:484:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

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

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:159:15 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:1310:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:2811:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5412:54 PM–14:212:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:152:15 PM–15:413:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:145:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:4011:40 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1an 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

Roga07:087:08 AM–08:358:35 AMavoid
Udvega08:358:35 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:2811:28 AMneutral
Lābha11:2811:28 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Amṛta12:5412:54 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Kāla14:212:21 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Roga17:145:14 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:416:41 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Lābha20:148:14 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Śubha23:2111:21 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5512:55 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1good
Cara26:282:28 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1neutral
Roga28:024:02 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:355:35 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:484:48 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 09:159:15 AM
Svātīuntil 30:426:42 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 20:458:45 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:484:48 PM
Bālavauntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:145:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31 AM+1–25:191:19 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:145:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:484:48 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā09:159:15 AMSvātī
YogaViṣkambha20:458:45 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava16:484:48 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 751
Day length
11 h 33 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:457:45 AM
Moonset
19:117:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:1310:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:152:15 PM15:413:41 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:145:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:1612:16 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4011:40 PM24:3012:30 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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