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April 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 17 April 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 01:061:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:189:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:598:59 PM–22:2310:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:196:19 AM–07:547:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–11:0411:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3210:32 AM–11:2311:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:3412:34 PM–13:581:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:132:13 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:264:26 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

Śubha06:196:19 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Roga07:547:54 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Cara11:0411:04 AM–12:3912:39 PMneutral
Lābha12:3912:39 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Amṛta14:132:13 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid
Śubha17:235:23 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:586:58 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–21:489:48 PMneutral
Roga21:489:48 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Kāla23:1311:13 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3812:38 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Udvega26:032:03 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:283:28 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Amṛta28:534:53 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 21:189:18 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 07:397:39 AM
Svātīuntil 28:414:41 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:1111:11 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:189:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–13:041:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:132:13 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā21:189:18 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā07:397:39 AMSvātī
YogaVajra23:1811:18 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava11:1111:11 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:18 06:186:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 281
Day length
12 h 39 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:457:45 PM
Moonset
06:386:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:196:19 AM07:547:54 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3210:32 AM11:2311:23 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3412:34 PM13:581:58 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:598:59 PM22:2310:23 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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