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Friday 22 April 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 02:242:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:504:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:168:16 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:543:54 PM–17:425:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:588:58 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0711:07 AM–12:3912:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:041:04 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:433:43 PM–17:155:15 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:316:31 AM–08:038:03 AMneutral
Lābha08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Kāla11:0711:07 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Śubha12:3912:39 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Roga14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Udvega15:433:43 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid
Cara17:155:15 PM–18:476:47 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:476:47 PM–20:158:15 PMavoid
Kāla20:158:15 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Lābha21:439:43 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Udvega23:1111:11 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:3912:39 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Amṛta26:072:07 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Cara27:353:35 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1neutral
Roga29:035:03 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:504:50 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:168:16 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:383:38 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:504:50 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0711:07 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3912:39 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā28:50 04:504:50 AM SatDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī25:48 01:481:48 AM SatViśākhā
YogaVajra08:168:16 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava15:383:38 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:30 06:306:30 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 035
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:207:20 PM
Moonset
06:466:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:588:58 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:155:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:543:54 PM17:425:42 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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