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Tuesday 6 May 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:188:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:264:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:215:21 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:236:23 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:024:02 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:224:22 AM–05:215:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2711:27 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:108:10 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:043:04 PM–16:284:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2411:24 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMan 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

Roga05:215:21 AM–07:077:07 AMavoid
Udvega07:077:07 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Śubha15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMgood
Roga17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:267:26 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Lābha20:418:41 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Udvega21:559:55 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Śubha23:0911:09 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2312:23+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Cara25:371:37+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMneutral
Roga26:522:52+1 AM–28:064:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:064:06+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:215:21 AM to 29:205:20+1 AM

05:215:21 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:205:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:264:26 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:331:33+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 11:5311:53 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 06:236:23 AM
Bavauntil 16:264:26 PM
Bālavauntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:415:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 05 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:264:26 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:33 01:331:33 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya11:5311:53 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaKiṃstughna06:236:23 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:20 05:205:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 127
Day length
14 h 05 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:498:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:024:02 AM05:215:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:024:02 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:224:22 AM05:215:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:215:21 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:108:10 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:043:04 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:553:55 PM17:415:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2411:24 PM24:0312:03+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2711:27 PM24:5112:51+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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