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Thursday 17 April 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 05:365:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:481:48+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:048:04 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 42° above N. Day length 11 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 184° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 184° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:291:29+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:486:48 AM–08:118:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:349:34 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:053:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:045:04 PM–18:286:28 PMa 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

Śubha06:486:48 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Udvega09:349:34 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:2012:20 PMneutral
Lābha12:2012:20 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:053:05 PMgood
Kāla15:053:05 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–17:515:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:515:51 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Cara19:287:28 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Kāla22:4310:43 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2012:20+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMgood
Udvega25:571:57+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:125:12+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 12:0912:09 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:048:04 AM
Vajrauntil 27:483:48+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:413:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:053:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:053:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā25:48 01:481:48 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā12:0912:09 PMSvātī
YogaHarṣaṇa08:048:04 AMVajra
KaraṇaBālava15:413:41 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:49 06:496:49 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 281
Day length
11 h 03 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:206:20 PM
Moonset
06:496:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:486:48 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:286:28 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:291:29+1 AM26:532:53+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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