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Monday 28 April 2025 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:313:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:314:31 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:361:36 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 14 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:133:13 AM–03:523:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:323:32 AM–04:314:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:567:56 PM–21:209:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:186:18 AM–08:048:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:519:51 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3211:32 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:251:25 PM–15:113:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:543:54 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

Amṛta04:314:31 AM–06:186:18 AMgood
Kāla06:186:18 AM–08:048:04 AMavoid
Śubha08:048:04 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Roga09:519:51 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Cara13:251:25 PM–15:113:11 PMneutral
Lābha15:113:11 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:456:45 PM–19:587:58 PMneutral
Roga19:587:58 PM–21:119:11 PMavoid
Kāla21:119:11 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5012:50 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Amṛta26:032:03 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Cara27:163:16 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:314:31 AM to 28:294:29 AM+1

04:314:31 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 28:294:29 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:0812:08 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 13:361:36 PM
Bavauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:186:18 AM–08:048:04 AM
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:048:04 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:4111:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:08 00:0812:08 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān22:3210:32 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKiṃstughna13:361:36 PMBava
VāraSomavāra28:29 04:294:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 328
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:447:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:133:13 AM04:314:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:133:13 AM03:523:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:323:32 AM04:314:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:314:31 AM07:227:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:186:18 AM08:048:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:227:22 AM10:1310:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3211:32 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM13:031:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:251:25 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:567:56 PM21:209:20 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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