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Monday 28 April 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

05:315:31 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:361:36 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, 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 muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:315:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:397:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:198:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:567:56 PM–21:209:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:147:14 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3211:32 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:082:08 PM–15:513:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:334:33 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

Amṛta05:315:31 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Kāla07:147:14 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:513:51 PMneutral
Lābha15:513:51 PM–17:355:35 PMgood
Amṛta17:355:35 PM–19:187:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:187:18 PM–20:358:35 PMneutral
Roga20:358:35 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Kāla21:519:51 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Lābha23:0811:08 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2412:24+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:401:40+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:572:57+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMgood
Cara28:134:13+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:315:31 AM to 29:305:30+1 AM

05:315:31 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:305:30+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:0812:08+1 AM
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 07:147:14 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:408:40 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:408:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  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
VāraSomavāra29:30 05:305:30 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 328
Day length
13 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:128:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:315:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:315:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:315:31 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3211:32 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:334:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:334:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:334:33 PM19:187:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:187:18 PM20:408:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:187:18 PM19:397:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:198:19 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
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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