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Saturday 18 April 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 19:527:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:414:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:156:15 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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 sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:435:43 AM–07:097:09 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:235:23 AM+1–30:486:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:385:38 AM–07:187:18 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:326:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:257:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:368:36 AM–10:0310:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:488:48 PM–22:1310:13 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

Kāla05:385:38 AM–07:187:18 AMavoid
Śubha07:187:18 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Roga08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Udvega10:3810:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Cara12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMneutral
Lābha13:581:58 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Amṛta15:383:38 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Kāla17:185:18 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:576:57 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Udvega20:178:17 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Śubha21:379:37 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Cara24:1712:17 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1neutral
Roga25:371:37 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:572:57 AM+1–28:174:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:174:17 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:414:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:1312:13 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 06:156:15 AM
Prītiuntil 26:262:26 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 06:186:18 AM
Bavauntil 16:414:41 PM
Bālavauntil 27:013:01 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:588:58 AM–10:3810:38 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:238:23 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3810:38 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 13 h 19 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:414:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī12:1312:13 PMBharaṇī
YogaViṣkambha06:156:15 AMPrīti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna06:186:18 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra29:37 05:375:37 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 683
Day length
13 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:405:40 AM
Moonset
20:118:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:385:38 AM07:187:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:385:38 AM06:326:32 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:435:43 AM07:097:09 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:326:32 AM07:257:25 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:368:36 AM10:0310:03 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:197:19 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 nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:1310:13 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:235:23 AM+130:486:48 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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