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Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:219:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5710:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:019:01 PM–22:4710:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:108:10 AM–08:598:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:478:47 AM–10:1910:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2710:27 AM–12:1312:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:562:56 PM–16:284:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga05:435:43 AM–07:157:15 AMavoid
Udvega07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Cara08:478:47 AM–10:1910:19 AMneutral
Lābha10:1910:19 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Śubha14:562:56 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Roga16:284:28 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:006:00 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Lābha19:287:28 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Udvega20:568:56 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Śubha22:2410:24 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:191:19 AM+1good
Cara25:191:19 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1neutral
Roga26:472:47 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:144:14 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:5710:57 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 26:182:18 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5710:57 AM
Bālavauntil 23:5511:55 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:562:56 PM–16:284:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:284:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:5710:57 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī26:18 02:182:18 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaPrīti12:2312:23 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava10:5710:57 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 650
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:246:24 AM
Moonset
18:596:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:108:10 AM08:598:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:1910:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2710:27 AM12:1312:13 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:019:01 PM22:4710:47 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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