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

Monday 8 May 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:479:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:265:26 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5510:55 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:024:02 AM–04:444:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:265:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:394:39 PM–18:236:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:186:18 AM–08:028:02 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:077:07 AM–08:488:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–12:1112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–15:333:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:144:14 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

Amṛta05:265:26 AM–07:077:07 AMgood
Kāla07:077:07 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Śubha08:488:48 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Udvega12:1112:11 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–17:145:14 PMgood
Amṛta17:145:14 PM–18:566:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:566:56 PM–20:148:14 PMneutral
Roga20:148:14 PM–21:339:33 PMavoid
Kāla21:339:33 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Udvega24:1012:10 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1good
Amṛta26:482:48 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Cara28:064:06 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:265:26 AM to 29:255:25 AM+1

05:265:26 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:255:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 19:157:15 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 23:5711:57 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5510:55 AM
Bālavauntil 23:3911:39 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:077:07 AM–08:488:48 AM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:488:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:5510:55 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraKṛttikā19:157:15 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚobhana23:5711:57 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava10:5510:55 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:25 05:255:25 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 30 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:196:19 AM
Moonset
19:597:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:024:02 AM05:265:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:024:02 AM04:444:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:265:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:265:26 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:186:18 AM08:028:02 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:321:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:144:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:394:39 PM18:236:23 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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