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Monday 28 April 2025 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:313:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:361:36 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 44° above N. Day length 10 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:567:56 PM–21:209:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:088:08 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5210:52 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3211:32 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–14:582:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:303:30 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

Amṛta06:466:46 AM–08:088:08 AMgood
Kāla08:088:08 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Roga10:5210:52 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–14:582:58 PMneutral
Lābha14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Amṛta16:194:19 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:415:41 PM–19:207:20 PMneutral
Roga19:207:20 PM–20:588:58 PMavoid
Kāla20:588:58 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Lābha22:3610:36 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1412:14+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:521:52+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMgood
Cara29:095:09+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:466:46 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:0812:08+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 13:361:36 PM
Bavauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:088:08 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:4111:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:08 00:0812:08 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān22:3210:32 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKiṃstughna13:361:36 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 328
Day length
10 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:087:08 AM
Moonset
17:465:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:088:08 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3211:32 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:361:36 PM14:582:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:303:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:567:56 PM21:209:20 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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