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Tuesday 16 October 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:335:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:182:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonVadodara12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 11° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 11° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:366:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:208:20 PM–21:469:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:5510:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4511:45 AM–13:111:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–13:501:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:444:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0811:08 PM–23:5811:58 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

Roga06:346:34 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Udvega08:018:01 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:5510:55 AMneutral
Lābha10:5510:55 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Roga16:444:44 PM–18:116:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:116:11 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Lābha19:447:44 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Udvega21:179:17 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Śubha22:5010:50 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2312:23+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMgood
Cara25:561:56+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMneutral
Roga27:293:29+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:025:02+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:182:18 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 06:456:45 AM
Svātīuntil 28:124:12+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 18:156:15 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:182:18 PM
Bālavauntil 24:3812:38+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:444:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:444:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā14:182:18 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā06:456:45 AMSvātī
YogaViṣkambha18:156:15 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava14:182:18 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:35 06:356:35 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 37 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:157:15 AM
Moonset
18:486:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4511:45 AM13:111:11 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:366:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:208:20 PM21:469:46 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0811:08 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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