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Wednesday 22 October 2025 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:258:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Govardhana Pūjā

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoBali Pūjā determinateDyūta Pratipad determinate

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:359:35 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Svātī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:306:30 PM–20:188:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:297:29 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:457:45 AM–09:339:33 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1810:18 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1911:19 AM–12:0412:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:046:04 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Amṛta07:297:29 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Śubha10:1810:18 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Cara14:312:31 PM–15:553:55 PMneutral
Lābha15:553:55 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:205:20 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Śubha18:556:55 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Amṛta20:318:31 PM–22:0710:07 PMgood
Cara22:0710:07 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:181:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:181:18 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:542:54 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Udvega28:294:29 AM+1–30:056:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 28:224:22 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 09:359:35 AM
Bavauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 15 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:4710:47 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī28:22 04:224:22 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaPrītipast sunriseĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna09:359:35 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 505
Day length
11 h 15 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
06:356:35 AM
Moonset
17:285:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:297:29 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:457:45 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1810:18 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1911:19 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:306:30 PM20:188:18 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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