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Tuesday 9 April 2024 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:217:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:014:01 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

06:106:10 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:489:48 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 11 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:086:08 PM–19:357:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:348:34 AM–09:219:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:099:09 AM–10:3910:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:381:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:083:08 PM–16:374:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:019:01 PM–22:2710:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga06:106:10 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Udvega07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Cara09:099:09 AM–10:3910:39 AMneutral
Lābha10:3910:39 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Kāla13:381:38 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Śubha15:083:08 PM–16:374:37 PMgood
Roga16:374:37 PM–18:076:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:076:07 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Lābha19:377:37 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Udvega21:089:08 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0812:08+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Cara25:391:39+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMneutral
Roga27:093:09+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:404:40+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:014:01 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 24:3712:37+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:489:48 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 30:076:07+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:014:01 PM
Bālavauntil 26:292:29+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:083:08 PM–16:374:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+1 AM

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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:374:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:014:01 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī24:37 00:3712:37 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti09:489:48 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava16:014:01 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 944
Day length
11 h 56 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:416:41 AM
Moonset
18:466:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:348:34 AM09:219:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:086:08 PM19:357:35 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:019:01 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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