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Thursday 29 January 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 14:012:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2211:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:287:28 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2211:22 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:287:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:275:27 PM–18:556:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:355:35 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:355:35 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:287:28 AM–08:448:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:418:41 AM–10:0910:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:0010:00 AM–11:1511:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5010:50 AM–11:3111:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:471:47 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:343:34 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

Śubha07:287:28 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Roga08:448:44 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Udvega10:0010:00 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Cara11:1511:15 AM–12:3112:31 PMneutral
Lābha12:3112:31 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Amṛta13:471:47 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Kāla15:033:03 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Śubha16:194:19 PM–17:355:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:355:35 PM–19:197:19 PMgood
Cara19:197:19 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3112:31 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Udvega26:152:15 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:593:59 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good
Amṛta29:435:43 AM+1–31:277:27 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:287:28 AM to 31:277:27 AM+1

07:287:28 AM sunrise17:355:35 PM sunsetsunrise 31:277:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:2211:22 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 17:595:59 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2211:22 AM
Bālavauntil 21:589:58 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:471:47 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:355:35 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:2211:22 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā26:57 02:572:57 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta17:595:59 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava11:2211:22 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:27 07:277:27 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 377
Day length
10 h 07 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:557:55 AM
Moonset
18:536:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:287:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:287:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:287:28 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:418:41 AM10:0910:09 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5010:50 AM11:3111:31 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:471:47 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:355:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:275:27 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:355:35 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:355:35 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:355:35 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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