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Monday 27 March 2028 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3112:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:142:14 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

06:136:13 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:196:19 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā 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 muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:399:39 PM–23:2411:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:457:45 AM–09:179:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4910:49 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1311:13 AM–12:5712:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:341:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:024:02 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

Amṛta06:136:13 AM–07:457:45 AMgood
Kāla07:457:45 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Śubha09:179:17 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Roga10:4910:49 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Cara13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:296:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:296:29 PM–19:577:57 PMneutral
Roga19:577:57 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Udvega24:2012:20 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:481:48 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Amṛta27:163:16 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1good
Cara28:444:44 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:142:14 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 06:196:19 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:142:14 PM
Bālavauntil 26:562:56 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:457:45 AM–09:179:17 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:179:17 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā14:142:14 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:16 00:1612:16 AM TueAśvinī
YogaBrahma06:196:19 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava14:142:14 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 392
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:276:27 AM
Moonset
19:287:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:457:45 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1311:13 AM12:5712:57 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:399:39 PM23:2411:24 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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