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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 13 April 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:236:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:488:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:488:48 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:116:11 AM–07:587:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:327:32 AM–09:079:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–12:1612:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:044:04 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

Amṛta05:575:57 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Kāla07:327:32 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Śubha09:079:07 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Udvega12:1612:16 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMneutral
Lābha15:263:26 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:356:35 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Lābha22:5110:51 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1612:16+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:411:41+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:063:06+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Cara28:314:31+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:488:48 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:442:44+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:488:48 AM
Taitilauntil 21:569:56 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:327:32 AM–09:079:07 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:079:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā08:488:48 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:44 02:442:44 AM TueViśākhā
YogaVajra27:05 03:053:05 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava08:488:48 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 451
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:477:47 PM
Moonset
06:476:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:116:11 AM07:587:58 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:321:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:544:54 PM18:416:41 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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