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Friday 16 April 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:428:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3310:33 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:331:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:024:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:567:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:398:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:567:56 AM–09:369:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:5612:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:221:22 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:572:57 PM–16:224:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:154:15 PM–17:555:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:552:55 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1a 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

Cara06:166:16 AM–07:567:56 AMneutral
Lābha07:567:56 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Amṛta09:369:36 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Śubha12:5612:56 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Roga14:352:35 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid
Udvega16:154:15 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid
Cara17:555:55 PM–19:357:35 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:357:35 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Kāla20:558:55 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Lābha22:1510:15 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Udvega23:3511:35 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5512:55 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Amṛta26:152:15 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Cara27:353:35 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1neutral
Roga28:554:55 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:428:42 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 18:296:29 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:332:33 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 10:3310:33 AM
Bavauntil 20:428:42 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1611:16 AM–12:5612:56 PM
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–21:009:00 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31 AM+1–25:191:19 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5612:56 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:009:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā20:428:42 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī18:296:29 PMBharaṇī
YogaViṣkambha14:332:33 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna10:3310:33 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:14 06:146:14 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 862 819
Day length
13 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:556:55 AM
Moonset
20:188:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0812:08 PM13:331:33 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:221:22 PM14:152:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:554:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:572:57 PM16:224:22 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:024:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:154:15 PM17:555:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:554:55 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM21:009:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:567:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:398:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:552:55 AM+128:194:19 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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