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Friday 8 April 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 15:543:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0612:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:409:40 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:064:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:044:04 PM–17:285:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:327:32 PM–19:547:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:327:32 PM–20:388:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:178:17 AM–09:549:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–10:0710:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3011:30 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:321:32 PM–14:232:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:194:19 PM–17:555:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:526:52 PM–20:168:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara06:416:41 AM–08:178:17 AMneutral
Lābha08:178:17 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Amṛta09:549:54 AM–11:3011:30 AMgood
Kāla11:3011:30 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Śubha13:061:06 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Roga14:432:43 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Udvega16:194:19 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid
Cara17:555:55 PM–19:327:32 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:327:32 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Kāla20:558:55 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Lābha22:1910:19 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Udvega23:4211:42 PM–25:061:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:061:06+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:292:29+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Cara27:533:53+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMneutral
Roga29:165:16+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM

06:416:41 AM sunrise19:327:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:0612:06 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:2310:23 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:409:40 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 29:275:27+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0612:06 PM
Bālavauntil 22:1310:13 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3011:30 AM–13:061:06 PM
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:327:32 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42+1 AM–25:301:30+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā12:0612:06 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī22:2310:23 PMBharaṇī
YogaVaidhṛti09:409:40 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava12:0612:06 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:40 06:406:40 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 021
Day length
12 h 51 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:257:25 AM
Moonset
20:438:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:159:15 AM10:0710:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:321:32 PM14:232:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:584:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:064:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:044:04 PM17:285:28 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:194:19 PM17:555:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:584:58 PM19:327:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:526:52 PM20:168:16 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:327:32 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:327:32 PM19:547:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:327:32 PM20:388:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42+1 AM25:301:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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