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Wednesday 12 April 2017 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:3810:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1512:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 192° ahead of it, in Svātī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 192° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:418:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:259:25 PM–23:1011:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:519:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5110:51 AM–12:3712:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:2811:28 AM–13:051:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:051:05 PM–14:432:43 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

Lābha06:366:36 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Amṛta08:138:13 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Kāla09:519:51 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Śubha11:2811:28 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Roga13:051:05 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Udvega14:432:43 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Cara16:204:20 PM–17:575:57 PMneutral
Lābha17:575:57 PM–19:357:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:357:35 PM–20:578:57 PMavoid
Śubha20:578:57 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Amṛta22:2010:20 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Cara23:4211:42 PM–25:051:05+1 AMneutral
Roga25:051:05+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:272:27+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:503:50+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood
Udvega29:125:12+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:1512:15 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:008:00 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Taitilauntil 25:101:10+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:051:05 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–21:039:03 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41+1 AM–25:291:29+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. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:039:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā12:1512:15 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaHarṣaṇa08:008:00 AMVajra
KaraṇaKaulava12:1512:15 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 390
Day length
12 h 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
20:438:43 PM
Moonset
07:237:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5110:51 AM12:3712:37 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM21:039:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:418:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:259:25 PM23:1011:10 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41+1 AM25:291:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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