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Tuesday 12 May 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:2910:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0512:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 186° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 186° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:591:59+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:303:30 PM–17:095:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:343:34 PM–17:185:18 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 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

Roga05:365:36 AM–07:157:15 AMavoid
Udvega07:157:15 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Śubha15:303:30 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Roga17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:486:48 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Lābha20:098:09 PM–21:309:30 PMgood
Udvega21:309:30 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1212:12+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Cara25:331:33+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMneutral
Roga26:532:53+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:144:14+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35+1 AM

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:0512:05+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 11:1411:14 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 09:569:56 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2011:20 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:0512:05+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:303:30 PM–17:095:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:095:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā24:05 00:0512:05 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā11:1411:14 AMAnurādhā
YogaVarīyān09:569:56 AMParigha
KaraṇaBālava11:2011:20 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 480
Day length
13 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
19:267:26 PM
Moonset
06:046:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:303:30 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:343:34 PM17:185:18 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:591:59+1 AM27:433:43+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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