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Tuesday 17 April 2018 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:579:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:178:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:514:51 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:425:42 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:283:28 AM–04:094:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:483:48 AM–04:514:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5411:54 PM–25:251:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:298:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:158:15 AM–09:589:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4011:40 AM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:482:48 PM–16:194:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:053:05 PM–16:474:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3710:37 PM–23:1911:19 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

Roga04:514:51 AM–06:336:33 AMavoid
Udvega06:336:33 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Cara08:158:15 AM–09:589:58 AMneutral
Lābha09:589:58 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Amṛta11:4011:40 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Śubha15:053:05 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Roga16:474:47 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:306:30 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Lābha19:477:47 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Amṛta23:3911:39 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1good
Cara24:5712:57 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1neutral
Roga26:142:14 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:313:31 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:514:51 AM to 28:494:49 AM+1

04:514:51 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 28:494:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:178:17 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 05:425:42 AM
Bharaṇīuntil 28:274:27 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:178:17 AM
Bālavauntil 19:187:18 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:053:05 PM–16:474:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:474:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:178:17 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī05:425:42 AMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti22:3810:38 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava08:178:17 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:49 04:494:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 760
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:505:50 AM
Moonset
19:447:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:283:28 AM04:514:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:283:28 AM04:094:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:483:48 AM04:514:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:514:51 AM07:347:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:347:34 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:298:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:482:48 PM16:194:19 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3710:37 PM23:1911:19 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:251:25 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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