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Tuesday 6 April 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:039:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:336:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Citrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:263:26 PM–16:554:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2212:22 PM–13:481:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5811:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:302:30+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMa 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

Roga06:396:39 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Amṛta12:2212:22 PM–13:481:48 PMgood
Kāla13:481:48 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Roga16:404:40 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:066:06 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Lābha19:407:40 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Śubha22:4910:49 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2312:23+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMgood
Cara25:571:57+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMneutral
Roga27:313:31+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:055:05+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM

06:396:39 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:336:33 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 21:229:22 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 11:2311:23 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:507:50 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:336:33 PM
Taitilauntil 29:125:12+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā18:336:33 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā21:229:22 PMSvātī
YogaVyāghāta11:2311:23 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava07:507:50 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 636
Day length
11 h 27 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:406:40 PM
Moonset
07:057:05 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:481:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:263:26 PM16:554:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:302:30+1 AM27:583:58+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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