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Tuesday 20 April 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:278:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 8° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:227:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–20:078:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:498:49 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:279:27 AM–11:0211:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3812:38 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:493:49 PM–17:245:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:577:57 PM–21:439:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:3011:30 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMan 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

Roga06:166:16 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Udvega07:517:51 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Cara09:279:27 AM–11:0211:02 AMneutral
Lābha11:0211:02 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Amṛta12:3812:38 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Kāla14:132:13 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Śubha15:493:49 PM–17:245:24 PMgood
Roga17:245:24 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:596:59 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Lābha20:248:24 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Śubha23:1311:13 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3712:37+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMgood
Cara26:022:02+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMneutral
Roga27:263:26+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:514:51+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:278:27 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 09:239:23 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 21:539:53 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 07:367:36 AM
Bavauntil 20:278:27 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:031:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:493:49 PM–17:245:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:308:30 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:245:24 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:308:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā20:278:27 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī09:239:23 AMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti21:539:53 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna07:367:36 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 650
Day length
12 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:416:41 AM
Moonset
19:467:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:498:49 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:279:27 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:493:49 PM17:245:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:308:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:227:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM20:078:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:577:57 PM21:439:43 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3011:30 PM24:1512:15+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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