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Wednesday 8 April 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:2910:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4912:49+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

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

At sunrise

05:295:29 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0010:00 AM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:295:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:197:19 AM–09:069:06 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:514:51+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:067:06 AM–08:438:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2110:21 AM–11:5811:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5811:58 AM–13:351:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:295:29 AM–07:067:06 AMgood
Amṛta07:067:06 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Kāla08:438:43 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Śubha10:2110:21 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Roga11:5811:58 AM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Udvega13:351:35 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Cara15:123:12 PM–16:494:49 PMneutral
Lābha16:494:49 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:266:26 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid
Śubha19:497:49 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Amṛta21:129:12 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–23:5711:57 PMneutral
Roga23:5711:57 PM–25:201:20+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:201:20+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:422:42+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMgood
Udvega28:054:05+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:295:29 AM to 29:275:27+1 AM

05:295:29 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:4912:49+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 10:0010:00 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 19:477:47 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:3711:37 AM
Bavauntil 24:4912:49+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5811:58 AM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:351:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:49 00:4912:49 AM ThuDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī10:0010:00 AMAśvinī
YogaVaidhṛti19:477:47 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:3711:37 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:27 05:275:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 201
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
05:475:47 AM
Moonset
19:057:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:295:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:295:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:295:29 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:197:19 AM09:069:06 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:514:51+1 AM30:396:39+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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