Panchang in Baoding, Hebei, China Wed 18 May 2016
sunrise to sunrise · times in CST
Breaking the fast
Mohini Ekadashi
Shubh muhurat on Wednesday 18 May
- Before sunrise, Wed 18 May
- 03:46–04:24Brahma Muhurta
- From sunrise 05:02
- 05:02–06:50Labha choghadiya
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06:08–06:50Amrit Kalamwithout Yamaganda · in Hasta
- 06:50–08:38Amrita choghadiyain Yamaganda
- 10:26–12:14Shubha choghadiyain Gulikai Kalam
- 17:38–19:26Labha choghadiya
- After sunset 19:26
- 20:38–21:50Shubha choghadiya
- 21:50–23:02Amrita choghadiya
- 02:38–03:50 ThuLabha choghadiya
- 03:45–04:23 ThuNext day's Brahma Muhurta
Times to avoid
Sunrise and sunset
Panchang
Choghadiya
Choghadiya by day
- 05:02–06:50Labhagood
- 06:50–08:38Amritain Yamaganda
- 08:38–10:26Kalabad
- 10:26–12:14Shubhain Gulikai Kalam
- 12:14–14:02Rogabad
- 14:02–15:50Udvegabad
- 15:50–17:38Charaneutral
- 17:38–19:26Labhagood
Choghadiya by night
- 19:26–20:38Udvegabad
- 20:38–21:50Shubhagood
- 21:50–23:02Amritagood
- 23:02–00:14 ThuCharaneutral
- 00:14–01:26 ThuRogabad
- 01:26–02:38 ThuKalabad
- 02:38–03:50 ThuLabhagood
- 03:50–05:02 ThuUdvegabad
The day, from Brahma Muhurta to the next sunrise
Time runs down. Bands: choghadiya. Bars: muhurta and kala, over their real times.
- Before sunrise, Wed 18 May: Brahma Muhurta, 03:46–04:24, good
- Labha, good, 05:02–06:50
- Amrita, good, 06:50–08:38
- Kala, bad, 08:38–10:26
- Shubha, good, 10:26–12:14
- Roga, bad, 12:14–14:02
- Udvega, bad, 14:02–15:50
- Chara, neutral, 15:50–17:38
- Labha, good, 17:38–19:26
- Udvega, bad, 19:26–20:38
- Shubha, good, 20:38–21:50
- Amrita, good, 21:50–23:02
- Chara, neutral, 23:02–00:14 Thu
- Roga, bad, 00:14–01:26 Thu
- Kala, bad, 01:26–02:38 Thu
- Labha, good, 02:38–03:50 Thu
- Udvega, bad, 03:50–05:02 Thu
- Yamaganda, 06:50–08:38, bad
- Gulikai Kalam, 10:26–12:14, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 11:45–12:43, bad
- Rahu Kaal, 12:14–14:02, bad
- Next day's Brahma Muhurta, 03:45–04:23 Thu
How each value is worked out
Which tithi is on Wed 18 May? Shukla Dwadashi
At sunrise the Moon led the Sun by 136.2°: Shukla Dwadashi.
The Moon gains on the Sun about 12° a day. Each 12° of lead is one tithi: 132°–144° is the 12th, Shukla Dwadashi. A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise, 05:02 here. Ekadashi ended at 19:47 Tue, before it. Dwadashi ends at 22:22, when the lead reaches 144°. The lead passed 0° at the new moon of 7 May, so the Moon is waxing: Shukla paksha.
What time is Brahma Muhurta on Wed 18 May? 03:46–04:24
Brahma Muhurta is the 14th of 15 equal parts of the night before sunrise: 03:46–04:24.
The night of Tue 17 May ran from sunset 19:25 Tue to sunrise 05:02, 9 h 37 m. Cut into 15 muhurtas of 38 m, its 14th is Brahma Muhurta, the one before the last.
Daylight in 15 muhurtas
When is Dur Muhurtam on Wed 18 May? 11:45–12:43
Dur Muhurtam is the 8th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 11:45–12:43.
Daylight here, 05:02 to 19:26, is cut into 15 muhurtas of 57 m. Dur Muhurtam on a Wednesday is the 8th, 11:45–12:43: it takes the 8th, the middle one, so a Wednesday has no Abhijit.
Which choghadiya is good on Wed 18 May?
05:02–06:50 is Labha, ruled by Budha (Mercury), the 1st of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight, counted good.
Daylight here, 05:02 to 19:26, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 48 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
The night here, 19:26 to 05:02 Thu, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 12 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
Daylight in 8 parts
When is Rahu Kaal on Wed 18 May? 12:14–14:02
Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is the 5th of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight: 12:14–14:02.
When is Yamagandam on Wed 18 May? 06:50–08:38
Yamaganda is the 2nd of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight: 06:50–08:38.
When is Gulika Kalam on Wed 18 May? 10:26–12:14
Gulikai Kalam is the 4th of 8 equal parts of Wednesday's daylight: 10:26–12:14.
Daylight here runs 05:02 to 19:26, 14 h 24 m. Cut into 8 equal parts of 1 h 48 m, it gives the day's windows by weekday: on a Wednesday Rahu Kaal is the 5th part, Yamaganda the 2nd and Gulikai Kalam the 4th.
Sunrise and sunset
What time is sunrise on Wed 18 May? 05:02
Day here: sunrise 05:02, sunset 19:26, 14 h 24 m of daylight.
What time is sunset on Wed 18 May? 19:26
Day here: sunrise 05:02, sunset 19:26, 14 h 24 m of daylight.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 24 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 36 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 24 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 36 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Which nakshatra is it on Wed 18 May? Hasta
At sunrise the Moon was at 169.5°: Hasta, pada 3.
The fixed stars divide the Moon's path into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each in 4 padas of 3°20′. Hasta spans 160°00′–173°20′; the Moon entered its pada 3 at 166°40′. It leaves at 12:55, for Chitra.
Which yoga is it on Wed 18 May? Siddhi
At sunrise the Sun and Moon together made 202.8°: Siddhi.
Add the Sun's and the Moon's places among the stars: 33.3° + 169.5° = 202.8°. The sum, cut into 27 parts of 13°20′, gives the yoga: 200°00′–213°20′ is the 16th, Siddhi. It ends at 00:56 Thu, then Vyatipata.
Which karana is it on Wed 18 May? Bava
At sunrise the lead was 136.2°: the first half of Dwadashi, Bava.
A karana is half a tithi: 6° of the Moon's lead, so the first half of Dwadashi is Bava and the second Balava. Bava runs until 09:04, when the lead reaches 138°; Balava until 22:22.
Which vara is Wed 18 May, and from when? Budhawara
This day began at sunrise, 05:02 on Wednesday: Budhawara.
A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, not midnight to midnight. This one runs 05:02 to 05:02 Thu, so the hours after midnight still belong to Budhawara.
Which Hindu month is Wed 18 May in (amanta)? Vaishakha
This month began at the new moon of 7 May, with the Sun in Mesha: Vaishakha.
An amanta month runs from new moon to new moon and takes its name from the rashi the Sun is in at the new moon that begins it: Mesha gives Vaishakha. The Sun enters Vrishabha on 14 May, inside the month. The next new moon, 5 Jun, finds it in Vrishabha and begins Jyeshtha.
Which Hindu month is Wed 18 May in (purnimanta)? Vaishakha
Counted full moon to full moon, this waxing half belongs to Vaishakha.
A purnimanta month runs from full moon to full moon, so its waning half comes first. It shares its name with the amanta month that its second half falls in: the new moon of 7 May, with the Sun in Mesha, began Vaishakha. This Shukla paksha reads Vaishakha in both counts.
Which samvat year is Wed 18 May in? Vikram 2073 · Shaka 1938
Vikram Samvat 2073 began at the Chaitra new moon of 7 Apr 2016.
A samvat year begins with Chaitra, the month whose new moon finds the Sun in Meena: 7 Apr 2016, 19:23 Thu. Since then the Sun has moved 39.3° round the stars. Vikram Samvat numbers that year 2073; Shaka Samvat numbers it 1938.
Moonrise and moonset
What time is moonrise on Wed 18 May? 16:03
The Moon rises here at 16:03.
What time is moonset on Wed 18 May? 03:43 Thu
The Moon was down at sunrise and rises at 16:03, in this day's daylight; it sets again at 03:43 Thu.
The Moon was down at sunrise and rose at 16:03; it sets again at 03:43 Thu, so this day's moonset falls in its night.