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Monday 23 May 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:145:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:576:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:576:57 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:284:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:094:09 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:344:34 PM–18:186:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:427:42 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:427:42 PM–20:398:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:086:08 AM–07:537:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla06:556:55 AM–08:448:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:521:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–16:034:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:493:49 PM–16:474:47 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

Amṛta05:055:05 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Kāla06:556:55 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Śubha08:448:44 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–16:034:03 PMneutral
Lābha16:034:03 PM–17:535:53 PMgood
Amṛta17:535:53 PM–19:427:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:427:42 PM–20:538:53 PMneutral
Roga20:538:53 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:341:34+1 AM–26:442:44+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:442:44+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMgood
Cara27:543:54+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+1 AM

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:427:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:576:57 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 26:072:07+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 28:024:02+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:576:57 AM
Taitilauntil 19:407:40 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:556:55 AM–08:448:44 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:427:42 PM–20:578:57 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:448:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:578:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā06:576:57 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā26:07 02:072:07 AM TueMūla
YogaSiddha28:02 04:024:02 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava06:576:57 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 066
Day length
14 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
20:518:51 PM
Moonset
06:126:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:284:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:094:09 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:086:08 AM07:537:53 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:521:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:474:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM16:034:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:493:49 PM16:474:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:344:34 PM18:186:18 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:474:47 PM19:427:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:427:42 PM20:578:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:427:42 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:427:42 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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