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Tuesday 18 April 1950 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 16:254:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:596:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:425:42 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:407:40 AM–09:299:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:0111:01 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1311:13 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga05:395:39 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Kāla13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Roga17:175:17 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:576:57 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Lābha20:178:17 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Śubha22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1good
Cara25:371:37 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1neutral
Roga26:582:58 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:184:18 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:596:59 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:1112:11 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 05:425:42 AM
Bavauntil 18:596:59 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:175:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:596:59 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī12:1112:11 PMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti28:56 04:564:56 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna05:425:42 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2007
Śaka
1872
Kali
5051
Ahargaṇa
1 844 924
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:515:51 AM
Moonset
19:597:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:407:40 AM09:299:29 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:373:37 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:0111:01 PM24:4912:49 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1311:13 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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