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April 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 23 April 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 00:1312:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:288:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2110:21 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:244:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:509:50 AM–11:1411:14 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:065:06 AM–06:486:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:308:30 AM–10:1210:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:389:38 AM–10:3210:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:361:36 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:593:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:2810:28 PM–23:5211:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha05:065:06 AM–06:486:48 AMgood
Roga06:486:48 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Udvega08:308:30 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Cara10:1210:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMneutral
Lābha11:5411:54 AM–13:361:36 PMgood
Amṛta13:361:36 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid
Śubha17:005:00 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:426:42 PM–20:008:00 PMgood
Cara20:008:00 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Kāla22:3610:36 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Lābha23:5311:53 PM–25:111:11+1 AMgood
Udvega25:111:11+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:292:29+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:473:47+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:055:05+1 AM

05:065:06 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:288:28 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 17:335:33 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 22:5410:54 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:2110:21 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:288:28 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:361:36 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:058:05 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:058:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā20:288:28 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī17:335:33 PMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi22:5410:54 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava10:2110:21 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:05 05:055:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 216
Day length
13 h 36 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:337:33 PM
Moonset
05:255:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:244:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:497:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:065:06 AM06:486:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:497:49 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:308:30 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:389:38 AM10:3210:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:509:50 AM11:1411:14 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:058:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2810:28 PM23:5211:52 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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