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Saturday 19 December 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 22:4210:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0012:00+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2411:24 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5411:54 AM–13:371:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:046:04 AM–06:516:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:387:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:019:01 AM–10:2910:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:261:26 PM–14:552:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:045:04 PM–18:486:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:005:00+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Śubha07:327:32 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Roga09:019:01 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Udvega10:2910:29 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Cara11:5811:58 AM–13:261:26 PMneutral
Lābha13:261:26 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Amṛta14:552:55 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Kāla16:234:23 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:525:52 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Udvega19:237:23 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Śubha20:558:55 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Amṛta22:2610:26 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Cara23:5811:58 PM–25:301:30+1 AMneutral
Roga25:301:30+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:013:01+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:334:33+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 18:486:48 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 11:5911:59 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:2411:24 AM
Bavauntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:019:01 AM–10:2910:29 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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 10:2910:29 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:00 00:0012:00 AM SunDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla18:486:48 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa11:5911:59 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:2411:24 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:04 06:046:04 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 701
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:236:23 AM
Moonset
18:286:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:046:04 AM07:327:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:046:04 AM06:516:51 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:387:38 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5411:54 AM13:371:37 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:486:48 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:005:00+1 AM30:426:42+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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