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Monday 28 April 2025 · Puning, Guangdong, China

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

05:445:44 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:361:36 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 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 muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:567:56 PM–21:209:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:227:22 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3211:32 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:501:50 PM–15:273:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:064:06 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

Amṛta05:445:44 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Kāla07:227:22 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Cara13:501:50 PM–15:273:27 PMneutral
Lābha15:273:27 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:426:42 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:279:27 PMavoid
Kāla21:279:27 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Lābha22:5010:50 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1312:13+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:351:35+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:582:58+1 AM–28:214:21+1 AMgood
Cara28:214:21+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+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 07:227:22 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+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
VāraSomavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 328
Day length
12 h 57 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:217:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:1312:13 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
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:064:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:487:48 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
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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