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Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:219:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5710:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0610:06 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:347:34 AM–09:179:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:501:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2710:27 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5211:52 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

Roga05:515:51 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Roga17:025:02 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:386:38 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Lābha20:028:02 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Udvega21:269:26 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Śubha22:5010:50 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1412:14 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:264:26 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:5710:57 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 11:5311:53 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 10:0610:06 AM
Bavauntil 22:5710:57 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:025:02 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:5710:57 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī11:5311:53 AMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti24:23 00:2312:23 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna10:0610:06 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 650
Day length
12 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:116:11 AM
Moonset
19:197:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:347:34 AM09:179:17 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:263:26 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2710:27 PM24:1312:13 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5211:52 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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