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Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 22:2110:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5711:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:454:45 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0611:06 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSapporo11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:223:22 AM–04:044:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:433:43 AM–04:454:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:065:06 AM–06:506:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:297:29 AM–08:238:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:108:10 AM–09:529:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:348:34 AM–10:1710:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3411:34 AM–13:161:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:1211:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:2711:27 PM–25:131:13 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

Roga04:454:45 AM–06:276:27 AMavoid
Udvega06:276:27 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Cara08:108:10 AM–09:529:52 AMneutral
Lābha09:529:52 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Amṛta11:3411:34 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Kāla13:161:16 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Roga16:404:40 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:236:23 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Lābha19:407:40 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Śubha22:1510:15 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Amṛta23:3311:33 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1good
Cara24:5112:51 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1neutral
Roga26:082:08 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:263:26 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:454:45 AM to 28:444:44 AM+1

04:454:45 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 28:444:44 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:5711:57 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:0611:06 AM
Bavauntil 23:5711:57 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 PM

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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:5711:57 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī12:5312:53 PMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti25:23 01:231:23 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:0611:06 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:44 04:444:44 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 37 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:045:04 AM
Moonset
19:077:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:223:22 AM04:454:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:223:22 AM04:044:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:433:43 AM04:454:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:454:45 AM07:297:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:065:06 AM06:506:50 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:297:29 AM10:1210:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:297:29 AM08:238:23 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:348:34 AM10:1710:17 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:1211:12 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2711:27 PM25:131:13 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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