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Tuesday 9 April 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:219:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:016:01 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

05:375:37 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 8° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:088:08 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:088:08 AM–08:588:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:468:46 AM–10:2010:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:384:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:3211:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:0111:01 PM–24:2712:27+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

Roga05:375:37 AM–07:117:11 AMavoid
Udvega07:117:11 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Cara08:468:46 AM–10:2010:20 AMneutral
Lābha10:2010:20 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Amṛta11:5511:55 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:384:38 PMgood
Roga16:384:38 PM–18:136:13 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:136:13 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid
Lābha19:387:38 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Amṛta23:5411:54 PM–25:201:20+1 AMgood
Cara25:201:20+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMneutral
Roga26:452:45+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:114:11+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:365:36+1 AM

05:375:37 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:016:01 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 26:372:37+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 11:4811:48 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 07:397:39 AM
Bavauntil 18:016:01 PM
Bālavauntil 28:294:29+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:384:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:384:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:016:01 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī26:37 02:372:37 AM WedBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti11:4811:48 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKiṃstughna07:397:39 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 944
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:555:55 AM
Moonset
19:047:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:088:08 AM08:588:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:384:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:088:08 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:3211:32 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:0111:01 PM24:2712:27+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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