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Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:219:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5710:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:438:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:019:01 PM–22:4710:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2710:27 AM–12:1312:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:5412:54 PM–14:362:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:174:17 PM–17:595:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5111:51 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1an 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

Roga06:096:09 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMneutral
Lābha11:1311:13 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Amṛta12:5412:54 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Kāla14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PMavoid
Śubha16:174:17 PM–17:595:59 PMgood
Roga17:595:59 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:407:40 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Lābha20:598:59 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Udvega22:1710:17 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Śubha23:3511:35 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5412:54 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Cara26:122:12 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:494:49 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:096:09 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:5710:57 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 26:182:18 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5710:57 AM
Bālavauntil 23:5511:55 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:221:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:174:17 PM–17:595:59 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–21:049:04 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30 AM+1–25:181:18 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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:595:59 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 31 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:049:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:5710:57 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī26:18 02:182:18 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaPrīti12:2312:23 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava10:5710:57 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 650
Day length
13 h 31 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:426:42 AM
Moonset
21:009:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2710:27 AM12:1312:13 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:584:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:174:17 PM17:595:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:584:58 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM21:049:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:438:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:019:01 PM22:4710:47 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5111:51 PM24:3312:33 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30 AM+125:181:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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