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Thursday 30 March 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:151:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0110:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:221:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:285:28 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:485:48 AM–07:207:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:403:40 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

Śubha05:485:48 AM–07:207:20 AMgood
Roga07:207:20 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:5811:58 AMneutral
Lābha11:5811:58 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Kāla15:033:03 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid
Śubha16:364:36 PM–18:086:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:086:08 PM–19:357:35 PMgood
Cara19:357:35 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Lābha23:5711:57 PM–25:251:25 AM+1good
Udvega25:251:25 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:522:52 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Amṛta28:194:19 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:465:46 AM+1

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:0110:01 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 14:052:05 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:373:37 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Bālavauntil 20:318:31 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:0110:01 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī14:052:05 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra15:373:37 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava10:0110:01 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:46 05:465:46 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 359
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:186:18 AM
Moonset
19:207:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:485:48 AM07:207:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:549:54 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5611:56 AM13:221:22 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:403:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:285:28 AM+130:566:56 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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