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Thursday 17 April 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4811:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:046:04 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 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 muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2911:29 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:545:54 AM–07:297:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:059:05 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0810:08 AM–10:5910:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:043:04 PM–16:284:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Śubha05:545:54 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Roga07:297:29 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Udvega09:059:05 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:1512:15 PMneutral
Lābha12:1512:15 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Kāla15:263:26 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:376:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:376:37 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:269:26 PMneutral
Roga21:269:26 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1512:15 AM+1–25:391:39 AM+1good
Udvega25:391:39 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:043:04 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Amṛta28:284:28 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:4811:48 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 10:0910:09 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 06:046:04 AM
Vajrauntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:411:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:4811:48 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā23:4811:48 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā10:0910:09 AMSvātī
YogaHarṣaṇa06:046:04 AMVajra
KaraṇaBālava13:411:41 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 281
Day length
12 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:167:16 PM
Moonset
06:086:08 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:545:54 AM07:297:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0810:08 AM10:5910:59 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:043:04 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2911:29 PM24:5312:53 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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