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Tuesday 25 April 2028 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:473:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:154:15+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:258:25 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:157:15 PM–19:367:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:157:15 PM–20:178:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:264:26+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:009:00 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:503:50 PM–17:335:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:256:25 PM–20:068:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2311:23 PM–24:0412:04+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

Roga05:355:35 AM–07:177:17 AMavoid
Udvega07:177:17 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Amṛta12:2512:25 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Kāla14:082:08 PM–15:503:50 PMavoid
Śubha15:503:50 PM–17:335:33 PMgood
Roga17:335:33 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:157:15 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Lābha20:338:33 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Udvega21:509:50 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Śubha23:0711:07 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Cara25:421:42+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMneutral
Roga26:592:59+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:164:16+1 AM–29:335:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:335:33+1 AM

05:355:35 AM sunrise19:157:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:154:15+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 08:258:25 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 12:2212:22 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 16:044:04 PM
Bavauntil 28:154:15+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:503:50 PM–17:335:33 PM
Pradoṣa 19:157:15 PM–20:388:38 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:335:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 41 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:388:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā28:15 04:154:15 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī08:258:25 AMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti12:2212:22 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna16:044:04 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:33 05:335:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 421
Day length
13 h 41 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:018:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:314:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:503:50 PM17:335:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:314:31 PM19:157:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:256:25 PM20:068:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:157:15 PM20:388:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:157:15 PM19:367:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:157:15 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2311:23 PM24:0412:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:264:26+1 AM30:066:06+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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