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Monday 21 August 2028 · Tehran, Iran

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:142:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:305:30 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:244:24 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:578:57 PM–22:2110:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:087:08 AM–08:488:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2710:27 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3112:31 PM–13:561:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:471:47 PM–15:263:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:064:06 PMan 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

Amṛta05:285:28 AM–07:087:08 AMgood
Kāla07:087:08 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Śubha08:488:48 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Roga10:2710:27 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Cara13:471:47 PM–15:263:26 PMneutral
Lābha15:263:26 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:466:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:466:46 PM–20:068:06 PMneutral
Roga20:068:06 PM–21:279:27 PMavoid
Kāla21:279:27 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Lābha22:4710:47 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:281:28 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1good
Amṛta26:482:48 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good
Cara28:094:09 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 AM+1

05:285:28 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 05:305:30 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:342:34 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 18:566:56 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:2910:29 AM
Bālavauntil 20:378:37 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:087:08 AM–08:488:48 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:488:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:2910:29 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā05:305:30 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaŚiva18:566:56 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava10:2910:29 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:29 05:295:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 539
Day length
13 h 17 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:266:26 AM
Moonset
19:077:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:244:24 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3112:31 PM13:561:56 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:471:47 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:064:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:578:57 PM22:2110:21 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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