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Thursday 9 January 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:264:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5312:53+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:526:52 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2410:24 PM–23:4911:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:146:14 AM–07:427:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:119:11 AM–10:3910:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1010:10 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:371:37 PM–15:053:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:561:56 PM–15:203:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:413:41 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

Śubha06:146:14 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Roga07:427:42 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Udvega09:119:11 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Cara10:3910:39 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Amṛta13:371:37 PM–15:053:05 PMgood
Kāla15:053:05 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Śubha16:344:34 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:347:34 PMgood
Cara19:347:34 PM–21:059:05 PMneutral
Roga21:059:05 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Kāla22:3710:37 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0812:08+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMgood
Udvega25:401:40+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:113:11+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:424:42+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:146:14 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:5312:53+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 06:526:52 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:034:03+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 09:009:00 AM
Harṣaṇauntil 28:504:50+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 14:402:40 PM
Bavauntil 24:5312:53+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:371:37 PM–15:053:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:053:05 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  13. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:53 00:5312:53 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā06:526:52 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta09:009:00 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna14:402:40 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:14 06:146:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 992
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:196:19 AM
Moonset
18:316:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:146:14 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1010:10 AM10:5710:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:371:37 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:203:20 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2410:24 PM23:4911:49 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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