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Monday 14 April 2025 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 08:228:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5610:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 192° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 192° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:006:00 AM–07:487:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:097:09 AM–08:458:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–11:5811:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:351:35 PM–15:113:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:503:50 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

Amṛta05:325:32 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Śubha08:458:45 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Udvega11:5811:58 AM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Cara13:351:35 PM–15:113:11 PMneutral
Lābha15:113:11 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:246:24 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:119:11 PMavoid
Kāla21:119:11 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Udvega23:5811:58 PM–25:211:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:211:21+1 AM–26:442:44+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:442:44+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMgood
Cara28:084:08+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31+1 AM

05:325:32 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:5610:56 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:442:44+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 25:081:08+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Taitilauntil 24:1112:11+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:097:09 AM–08:458:45 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:458:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā10:5610:56 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:44 02:442:44 AM TueViśākhā
YogaVajra25:08 01:081:08 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava10:5610:56 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 314
Day length
12 h 51 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:417:41 PM
Moonset
05:515:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:006:00 AM07:487:48 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:351:35 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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