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Thursday 19 March 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 21:239:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:237:23 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

07:017:01 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:022:02 PM–15:333:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:067:06 PM–19:307:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:067:06 PM–20:178:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:017:01 AM–08:318:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:3311:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0211:02 AM–11:5111:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:533:53 PM–16:414:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:475:47+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMa 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

Śubha07:017:01 AM–08:318:31 AMgood
Roga08:318:31 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Udvega10:0210:02 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Cara11:3311:33 AM–13:031:03 PMneutral
Lābha13:031:03 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Amṛta14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Kāla16:054:05 PM–17:355:35 PMavoid
Śubha17:355:35 PM–19:067:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:067:06 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Cara20:358:35 PM–22:0410:04 PMneutral
Roga22:0410:04 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Kāla23:3311:33 PM–25:031:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:031:03+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMgood
Udvega26:322:32+1 AM–28:014:01+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:014:01+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:305:30+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise19:067:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:237:23 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 18:356:35 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 15:473:47 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 08:268:26 AM
Bavauntil 19:237:23 PM
Bālavauntil 30:146:14+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:281:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PM
Pradoṣa 19:067:06 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39+1 AM–25:271:27+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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:054:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:237:23 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā18:356:35 PMRevatī
YogaŚukla15:473:47 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKiṃstughna08:268:26 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:59 06:596:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 653
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
07:097:09 AM
Moonset
20:078:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:017:01 AM08:318:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:5111:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:022:02 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:414:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:533:53 PM16:414:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:414:41 PM19:067:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:067:06 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:067:06 PM19:307:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:067:06 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39+1 AM25:271:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:475:47+1 AM31:167:16+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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