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Thursday 20 April 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 00:1312:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5910:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3211:32 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 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 muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:416:41 AM–08:158:15 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:397:39 PM–20:008:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:397:39 PM–20:428:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:106:10 AM–07:517:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:489:48 AM–11:2111:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM–11:3411:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:044:04 PM–16:584:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:1211:12 PM–24:4712:47+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

Śubha06:106:10 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Roga07:517:51 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Udvega09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMavoid
Cara11:1311:13 AM–12:5512:55 PMneutral
Lābha12:5512:55 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Amṛta14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Kāla16:174:17 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid
Śubha17:585:58 PM–19:397:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:397:39 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Cara20:588:58 PM–22:1710:17 PMneutral
Roga22:1710:17 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Kāla23:3511:35 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5412:54+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Udvega26:122:12+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:313:31+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:504:50+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise19:397:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:5910:59 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 13:411:41 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:291:29+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Bavauntil 22:5910:59 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 19:397:39 PM–21:039:03 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:039:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:5910:59 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī13:411:41 PMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti25:29 01:291:29 AM FriĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:3211:32 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:08 06:086:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 589
Day length
13 h 30 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:256:25 AM
Moonset
20:298:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:517:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:416:41 AM08:158:15 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:329:32 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:489:48 AM11:2111:21 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4010:40 AM11:3411:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:584:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:044:04 PM16:584:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:584:58 PM19:397:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:397:39 PM21:039:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:397:39 PM20:008:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:397:39 PM20:428:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1211:12 PM24:4712:47+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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