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Monday 31 March 2014 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:453:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:551:55 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

06:406:40 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:551:55 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:4512:45 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4512:45 PM
At noon, 12:4512:45 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 11° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 11° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:091:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:391:39 PM–15:113:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:118:11 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1411:14 AM–12:4512:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:091:09 PM–13:581:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:162:16 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:244:24 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

Amṛta06:406:40 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Kāla08:118:11 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:1411:14 AMgood
Roga11:1411:14 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Udvega12:4512:45 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Cara14:162:16 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Amṛta17:185:18 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:506:50 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1611:16 PMavoid
Lābha23:1611:16 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1good
Udvega24:4512:45 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:132:13 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1good
Amṛta27:423:42 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1good
Cara29:115:11 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:406:40 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 13:551:55 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 15:563:56 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:323:32 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:551:55 PM
Bālavauntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:118:11 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:091:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21 AM+1–25:091:09 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:091:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā13:551:55 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī15:563:56 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra15:323:32 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava13:551:55 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 282
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:137:13 AM
Moonset
19:437:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1411:14 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:091:09 PM13:581:58 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:391:39 PM15:113:11 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:581:58 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21 AM+125:091:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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