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Tuesday 6 May 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:1810:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:266:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:238:23 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 36° above N. Day length 10 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 8° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:275:27 PM–17:555:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:275:27 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:271:27 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5910:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:104:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:045:04 PM–18:286:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:5011:50 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

Roga07:067:06 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5910:59 AMneutral
Lābha10:5910:59 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:104:10 PMgood
Roga16:104:10 PM–17:275:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:275:27 PM–19:107:10 PMavoid
Lābha19:107:10 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Udvega20:528:52 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Śubha22:3510:35 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1good
Cara25:591:59 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1neutral
Roga27:423:42 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:245:24 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:275:27 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:266:26 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 27:333:33 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 13:531:53 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 08:238:23 AM
Bavauntil 18:266:26 PM
Bālavauntil 28:314:31 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:104:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:275:27 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:104:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:266:26 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā27:33 03:333:33 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaSaubhāgya13:531:53 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaKiṃstughna08:238:23 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 127
Day length
10 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:547:54 AM
Moonset
17:335:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:104:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:275:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:286:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:275:27 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:275:27 PM17:555:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:275:27 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:271:27 AM+126:512:51 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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