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Monday 27 March 2028 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3112:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:142:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:196:19 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 11° ahead of it, in Revatī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 11° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:399:39 PM–23:2411:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:267:26 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1311:13 AM–12:5712:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–15:083:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:453:45 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

Amṛta05:535:53 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Kāla07:267:26 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–15:083:08 PMneutral
Lābha15:083:08 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Amṛta16:414:41 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:136:13 PM–19:417:41 PMneutral
Roga19:417:41 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Lābha22:3510:35 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Udvega24:0312:03 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:301:30 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Cara28:254:25 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:142:14 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 06:196:19 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:142:14 PM
Bālavauntil 26:562:56 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:267:26 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā14:142:14 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī24:16 00:1612:16 AM TueAśvinī
YogaBrahma06:196:19 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava14:142:14 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 392
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:036:03 AM
Moonset
19:187:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1311:13 AM12:5712:57 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:171:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:399:39 PM23:2411:24 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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