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Thursday 18 March 1999 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5911:59 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

06:226:22 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:261:26 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:059:05 PM–22:3310:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:226:22 AM–07:537:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:239:23 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:1111:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1912:19 PM–13:461:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:014:01 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

Śubha06:226:22 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Roga07:537:53 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Udvega09:239:23 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Amṛta13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Kāla15:243:24 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Śubha16:554:55 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:256:25 PM–19:557:55 PMgood
Cara19:557:55 PM–21:249:24 PMneutral
Roga21:249:24 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Kāla22:5410:54 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2312:23 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Udvega25:531:53 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:223:22 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Amṛta28:524:52 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:5911:59 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:281:28 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 24:4312:43 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 13:261:26 PM
Bavauntil 23:5911:59 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:243:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:5911:59 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:28 01:281:28 AM FriRevatī
YogaŚukla24:43 00:4312:43 AM FriBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna13:261:26 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 790
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:456:45 AM
Moonset
18:596:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:226:22 AM07:537:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1912:19 PM13:461:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:059:05 PM22:3310:33 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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