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Thursday 18 May 2000 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:175:17 AM+1.

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

13:591:59 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 184° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 184° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:183:18 PM–16:164:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:335:33 PM–19:187:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:088:08 PM–20:278:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:088:08 PM–21:059:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:365:36 AM–07:257:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:027:02 AM–08:478:47 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:149:14 AM–11:0311:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:412:41 PM–16:304:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:164:16 PM–17:145:14 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

Śubha05:365:36 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Roga07:257:25 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Udvega09:149:14 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:5212:52 PMneutral
Lābha12:5212:52 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Amṛta14:412:41 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Kāla16:304:30 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid
Śubha18:196:19 PM–20:088:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:199:19 PMgood
Cara21:199:19 PM–22:3010:30 PMneutral
Roga22:3010:30 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Kāla23:4111:41 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5212:52 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1good
Udvega26:022:02 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:133:13 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Amṛta28:244:24 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:365:36 AM sunrise20:088:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 28:574:57 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 13:591:59 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:234:23 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:412:41 PM–16:304:30 PM
Pradoṣa 20:088:08 PM–21:249:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:304:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā29:17 05:175:17 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā28:57 04:574:57 AM FriJyeṣṭhā
YogaParigha13:591:59 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBālava16:234:23 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:35 05:355:35 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 217
Day length
14 h 33 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
20:338:33 PM
Moonset
06:026:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:365:36 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:027:02 AM08:478:47 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:149:14 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2710:27 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:145:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:183:18 PM16:164:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:164:16 PM17:145:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:145:14 PM20:088:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:335:33 PM19:187:18 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:088:08 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:088:08 PM20:278:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:088:08 PM21:059:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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