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Tuesday 30 April 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:547:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:517:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:567:56 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2810:28 AM–12:0712:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:123:12 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:507:50 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:507:50 PM–20:508:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:438:43 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:249:24 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:214:21 PM–18:066:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5211:52 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:333:33+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga05:565:56 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Udvega07:407:40 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Cara09:249:24 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:5312:53 PMgood
Amṛta12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Kāla14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–18:066:06 PMgood
Roga18:066:06 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:507:50 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Lābha21:059:05 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Udvega22:2110:21 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Śubha23:3711:37 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5212:52+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Cara26:082:08+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMneutral
Roga27:233:23+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:394:39+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise19:507:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:517:51 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 15:253:25 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 09:189:18 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 07:567:56 AM
Bavauntil 19:517:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:214:21 PM–18:066:06 PM
Pradoṣa 19:507:50 PM–21:109:10 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:066:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:109:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:517:51 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī15:253:25 PMKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān09:189:18 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKiṃstughna07:567:56 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 493
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:156:15 AM
Moonset
20:468:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:438:43 AM09:389:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:249:24 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2810:28 AM12:0712:07 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5312:53 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:035:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:123:12 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:214:21 PM18:066:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:035:03 PM19:507:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:507:50 PM21:109:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:507:50 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:507:50 PM20:508:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5211:52 PM24:3212:32+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:333:33+1 AM29:105:10+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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