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Thursday 28 August 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 22:5610:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:039:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–20:078:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:109:10 PM–22:4210:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:216:21 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–11:0511:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:2411:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:0412:04 PM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:152:15 PM–15:493:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:274:27 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

Śubha06:216:21 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Roga07:567:56 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Cara11:0511:05 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–14:152:15 PMgood
Amṛta14:152:15 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Kāla15:493:49 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid
Śubha17:245:24 PM–18:596:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:596:59 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Cara20:248:24 PM–21:499:49 PMneutral
Roga21:499:49 PM–23:1511:15 PMavoid
Kāla23:1511:15 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4012:40 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Udvega26:052:05 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:313:31 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Amṛta28:564:56 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 21:039:03 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 27:153:15 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 09:169:16 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Bavauntil 21:039:03 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:152:15 PM–15:493:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:308:30 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:493:49 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:308:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā21:039:03 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī27:15 03:153:15 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚiva09:169:16 AMSiddha
KaraṇaKiṃstughna10:0210:02 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 414
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:456:45 AM
Moonset
19:437:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:2411:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0412:04 PM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:152:15 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:308:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM20:078:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:109:10 PM22:4210:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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