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Tuesday 1 May 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:286:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:486:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:436:43 AM–08:238:23 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:3510:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:401:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:138:13 PM–21:569:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5810:58 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga05:575:57 AM–07:307:30 AMavoid
Udvega07:307:30 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:3510:35 AMneutral
Lābha10:3510:35 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Kāla13:401:40 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Śubha15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:196:19 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Śubha22:4010:40 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0812:08+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Cara25:351:35+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMneutral
Roga27:023:02+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:294:29+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:486:48 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 15:563:56 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 09:399:39 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:486:48 AM
Taitilauntil 19:107:10 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+1 AM

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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā06:486:48 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā15:563:56 PMAnurādhā
YogaVyatīpāta09:399:39 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava06:486:48 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 774
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:357:35 PM
Moonset
06:536:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:436:43 AM08:238:23 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:138:13 PM21:569:56 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5810:58 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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