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Friday 19 April 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 06:496:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:326:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:326:32 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:114:11 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:566:56 PM–20:358:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:177:17 AM–08:578:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:178:17 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:029:02 AM–10:4110:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla10:3710:37 AM–12:1812:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:383:38 PM–17:185:18 PMYama’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

Cara05:375:37 AM–07:177:17 AMneutral
Lābha07:177:17 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Amṛta08:578:57 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Kāla10:3710:37 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Śubha12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Roga13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Udvega15:383:38 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid
Cara17:185:18 PM–18:596:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:596:59 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Kāla20:188:18 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Udvega22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1712:17 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Amṛta25:361:36 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Cara26:562:56 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1neutral
Roga28:164:16 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:355:35 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:326:32 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 23:5311:53 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 13:221:22 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:326:32 AM
Bālavauntil 18:366:36 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3710:37 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:248:24 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1812:18 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 22 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā06:326:32 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī23:5311:53 PMKṛttikā
YogaPrīti13:221:22 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava06:326:32 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra29:35 05:355:35 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 727
Day length
13 h 22 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:256:25 AM
Moonset
20:218:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:114:11 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:114:11 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:178:17 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:029:02 AM10:4110:41 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:383:38 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:566:56 PM20:358:35 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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