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Wednesday 31 March 1976 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:388:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1611:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

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

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:119:11 PM–22:5910:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–09:019:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2010:20 AM–12:0812:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:431:43 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

Lābha05:535:53 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Amṛta07:277:27 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Kāla09:019:01 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Cara15:173:17 PM–16:514:51 PMneutral
Lābha16:514:51 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:256:25 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Śubha19:517:51 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Amṛta21:169:16 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0812:08+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:341:34+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:003:00+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Udvega28:254:25+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:515:51+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:1611:16 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 23:5311:53 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 21:559:55 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 09:569:56 AM
Bavauntil 23:1611:16 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 32 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:1611:16 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRevatī23:5311:53 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra21:559:55 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna09:569:56 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:51 05:515:51 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 403
Day length
12 h 32 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
05:595:59 AM
Moonset
19:117:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2010:20 AM12:0812:08 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:119:11 PM22:5910:59 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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