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Thursday 20 March 1958 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:504:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:297:29 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:096:09 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:059:05 PM–22:5310:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:006:00 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0210:02 AM–10:5110:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:1410:14 AM–12:0312:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–15:053:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:413:41 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

Śubha06:006:00 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–12:0312:03 PMneutral
Lābha12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Amṛta13:341:34 PM–15:053:05 PMgood
Kāla15:053:05 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid
Śubha16:364:36 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:076:07 PM–19:367:36 PMgood
Cara19:367:36 PM–21:059:05 PMneutral
Roga21:059:05 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1good
Udvega25:311:31 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Amṛta28:294:29 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:487:48 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:096:09 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–15:053:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:427:42 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:053:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadāpast sunriseDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā26:30 02:302:30 AM FriRevatī
YogaŚukla19:487:48 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna18:096:09 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 847 817
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:356:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:006:00 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0210:02 AM10:5110:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1410:14 AM12:0312:03 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:059:05 PM22:5310:53 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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