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Monday 28 April 2025 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:313:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4111:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3210:32 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:567:56 AM–09:209:20 AMa 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
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:498:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:259:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0911:09 AM–12:5312:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:074:07 PM–17:025:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07 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

Amṛta05:585:58 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Śubha09:259:25 AM–11:0911:09 AMgood
Roga11:0911:09 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Udvega12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PMneutral
Lābha16:214:21 PM–18:056:05 PMgood
Amṛta18:056:05 PM–19:487:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:487:48 PM–21:049:04 PMneutral
Roga21:049:04 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1good
Udvega24:5212:52 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:082:08 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1good
Amṛta27:243:24 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Cara28:404:40 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:4111:41 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 12:0812:08 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 10:3210:32 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4111:41 AM
Bālavauntil 21:509:50 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:259:25 AM
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:099:09 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:259:25 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 51 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:4111:41 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraBharaṇī12:0812:08 PMKṛttikā
YogaĀyuṣmān10:3210:32 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava11:4111:41 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 328
Day length
13 h 51 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:096:09 AM
Moonset
21:269:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:567:56 AM09:209:20 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:5312:53 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:372:37 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:123:12 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:074:07 PM17:025:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:498:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4210:42 PM24:0712:07 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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