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May 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 8 May 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2511:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2511:25 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:536:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:486:48 AM–08:328:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:297:29 AM–09:079:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4510:45 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:022:02 PM–15:403:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:194:19 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

Amṛta05:505:50 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Kāla07:297:29 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Śubha09:079:07 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Roga10:4510:45 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:403:40 PMneutral
Lābha15:403:40 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Amṛta17:185:18 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:566:56 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Kāla21:409:40 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Lābha23:0111:01 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–25:451:45+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:451:45+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:063:06+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Cara28:284:28+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:505:50+1 AM

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 19:457:45 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 24:2712:27+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Bālavauntil 24:0912:09+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:297:29 AM–09:079:07 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:238:23 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 09:079:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:2511:25 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā19:457:45 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚobhana24:27 00:2712:27 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava11:2511:25 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 171
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:426:42 AM
Moonset
19:597:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:486:48 AM08:328:32 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:297:29 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:194:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:536:53 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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