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Thursday 16 April 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 23:3311:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5912:59 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1312:13 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:591:59 PM–15:433:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:313:31 PM–16:234:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:557:55 PM–20:168:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:557:55 PM–20:598:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:426:42 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0010:00 AM–11:3911:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0611:06 AM–11:5911:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:374:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:234:23 PM–17:165:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:275:27 PM–19:107:10 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

Śubha06:426:42 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Udvega10:0010:00 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–13:181:18 PMneutral
Lābha13:181:18 PM–14:582:58 PMgood
Amṛta14:582:58 PM–16:374:37 PMgood
Kāla16:374:37 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid
Śubha18:166:16 PM–19:557:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:557:55 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Cara21:169:16 PM–22:3610:36 PMneutral
Roga22:3610:36 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:181:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:181:18 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1good
Udvega26:382:38 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:593:59 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Amṛta29:205:20 AM+1–30:416:41 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:416:41 AM+1

06:426:42 AM sunrise19:557:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:5912:59 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 21:469:46 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 16:374:37 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 12:1312:13 PM
Bavauntil 24:5912:59 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:451:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:374:37 PM
Pradoṣa 19:557:55 PM–21:219:21 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54 AM+1–25:421:42 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:374:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:219:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī21:469:46 PMBharaṇī
YogaViṣkambha16:374:37 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna12:1312:13 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:41 06:416:41 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 000
Day length
13 h 13 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:157:15 AM
Moonset
20:318:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:426:42 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:5911:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:5911:59 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:591:59 PM15:433:43 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:165:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:313:31 PM16:234:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:234:23 PM17:165:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:165:16 PM19:557:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:275:27 PM19:107:10 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:557:55 PM21:219:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:557:55 PM20:168:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:557:55 PM20:598:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54 AM+125:421:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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