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Tuesday 16 March 2010 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 00:0112:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:371:37+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

06:026:02 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:091:09+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:432:43 PM–16:284:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:3811:38 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

Roga06:026:02 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Udvega07:327:32 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Śubha15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Roga16:324:32 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:026:02 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Lābha19:327:32 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Udvega21:029:02 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:311:31+1 AMgood
Cara25:311:31+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMneutral
Roga27:013:01+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:314:31+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 07:557:55 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 12:5212:52 PM
Bavauntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:023:02 PM–16:324:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:324:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā25:37 01:371:37 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadāpast sunriseRevatī
YogaŚubha07:557:55 AMŚukla
KaraṇaKiṃstughna12:5212:52 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 866 806
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:366:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:432:43 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:091:09+1 AM26:532:53+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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