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April 1974 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 April 1974 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 12:0912:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1611:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1611:16 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 69° above N. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 0° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 0° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:272:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:014:01 PM–17:365:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:165:16 AM+1–30:496:49 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

Amṛta06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Kāla07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Śubha09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Udvega12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMneutral
Lābha15:033:03 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:016:01 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral
Roga19:327:32 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Kāla21:039:03 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1good
Udvega24:0612:06 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:371:37 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Amṛta27:083:08 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Cara28:394:39 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 11:1611:16 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 19:587:58 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 27:273:27 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 22:4010:40 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:089:08 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā11:1611:16 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraAśvinī19:587:58 PMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti27:27 03:273:27 AM TueĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaNāga11:1611:16 AMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 694
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:026:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5212:52 PM14:272:27 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:014:01 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:165:16 AM+130:496:49 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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