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Tuesday 16 October 2012 · Tehran, Iran

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:333:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1812:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

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

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1812:18 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:275:27 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:275:27 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:206:20 PM–19:467:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:278:27 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:019:01 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:459:45 AM–11:1111:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5011:50 AM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:382:38 PM–16:034:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:2411:24 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

Roga06:126:12 AM–07:367:36 AMavoid
Udvega07:367:36 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Cara09:019:01 AM–10:2510:25 AMneutral
Lābha10:2510:25 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Amṛta11:5011:50 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Kāla13:141:14 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Śubha14:382:38 PM–16:034:03 PMgood
Roga16:034:03 PM–17:275:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:275:27 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid
Lābha19:037:03 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Udvega20:398:39 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:261:26 AM+1good
Cara25:261:26 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1neutral
Roga27:013:01 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:374:37 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise17:275:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:122:12 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 16:154:15 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1812:18 PM
Bālavauntil 22:3810:38 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:382:38 PM–16:034:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:275:27 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:034:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā12:1812:18 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:12 02:122:12 AM WedViśākhā
YogaViṣkambha16:154:15 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava12:1812:18 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 751
Day length
11 h 15 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:057:05 AM
Moonset
17:565:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:278:27 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:459:45 AM11:1111:11 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:382:38 PM16:034:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:275:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:275:27 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:275:27 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:275:27 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:206:20 PM19:467:46 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:2411:24 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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