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Saturday 18 April 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 19:527:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:414:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1312:13 PM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4612:46 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:253:25 PM–16:184:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:497:49 PM–20:118:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:497:49 PM–20:548:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:235:23+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:366:36 AM–08:158:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:366:36 AM–07:297:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:297:29 AM–08:228:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:368:36 AM–10:0310:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:549:54 AM–11:3311:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:522:52 PM–16:314:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:488:48 PM–22:1310:13 PMa 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

Kāla06:366:36 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Śubha08:158:15 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Roga09:549:54 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Udvega11:3311:33 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMneutral
Lābha14:522:52 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Amṛta16:314:31 PM–18:106:10 PMgood
Kāla18:106:10 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:497:49 PM–21:109:10 PMgood
Udvega21:109:10 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Śubha22:3110:31 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:121:12+1 AMgood
Cara25:121:12+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMneutral
Roga26:332:33+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:533:53+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:145:14+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise19:497:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:414:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:1312:13 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 26:262:26+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:414:41 PM
Bālavauntil 27:013:01+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:549:54 AM–11:3311:33 AM
Abhijit 12:4612:46 PM–13:391:39 PM
Pradoṣa 19:497:49 PM–21:159:15 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48+1 AM–25:361:36+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3311:33 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:159:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:414:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAśvinī12:1312:13 PMBharaṇī
YogaPrīti26:26 02:262:26 AM SunĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava16:414:41 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:35 06:356:35 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 683
Day length
13 h 13 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
06:416:41 AM
Moonset
21:039:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:366:36 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:366:36 AM07:297:29 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:297:29 AM08:228:22 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:368:36 AM10:0310:03 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:115:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:314:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:253:25 PM16:184:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:115:11 PM19:497:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:497:49 PM21:159:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:497:49 PM20:118:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:497:49 PM20:548:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:1310:13 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48+1 AM25:361:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:235:23+1 AM30:486:48+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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