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Sunday 28 April 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 09:219:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5212:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:498:49 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:376:37 AM–08:268:26 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:073:07 PM–16:034:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:467:46 PM–20:068:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:467:46 PM–20:468:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4812:48 PM–14:332:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:174:17 PM–18:016:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:545:54 PM–18:506:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:016:01 PM–19:467:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:341:34 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1a 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

Udvega05:515:51 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Cara07:357:35 AM–09:209:20 AMneutral
Lābha09:209:20 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Amṛta11:0411:04 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Kāla12:4812:48 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Śubha14:332:33 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Roga16:174:17 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid
Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:467:46 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Amṛta21:019:01 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Cara22:1710:17 PM–23:3211:32 PMneutral
Roga23:3211:32 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:4812:48 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:032:03 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1good
Udvega27:193:19 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:344:34 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise19:467:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:5212:52 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 12:0212:02 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 08:498:49 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5212:52 PM
Bālavauntil 26:092:09 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:016:01 PM–19:467:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:467:46 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24 AM+1–25:121:12 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:467:46 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 55 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā12:5212:52 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī12:0212:02 PMKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān08:498:49 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava12:5212:52 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:50 05:505:50 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 509
Day length
13 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:096:09 AM
Moonset
21:109:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:376:37 AM08:268:26 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:073:07 PM16:034:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:174:17 PM18:016:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:467:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:545:54 PM18:506:50 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:016:01 PM19:467:46 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:467:46 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:467:46 PM20:068:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:467:46 PM20:468:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24 AM+125:121:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:341:34 AM+127:233:23 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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