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Thursday 14 January 2021 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:001:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3211:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:195:19 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:195:19 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:219:21 PM–22:5510:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5010:50 AM–11:2911:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5411:54 AM–13:281:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:223:22 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

Śubha07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Roga08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Udvega10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Cara11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Amṛta13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Kāla14:532:53 PM–16:064:06 PMavoid
Śubha16:064:06 PM–17:195:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:195:19 PM–19:067:06 PMgood
Cara19:067:06 PM–20:538:53 PMneutral
Roga20:538:53 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Udvega26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Amṛta29:485:48 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:195:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:3211:32 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 07:587:58 AM
Śravaṇauntil 31:347:34 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5910:59 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:532:53 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:3211:32 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā07:587:58 AMŚravaṇa
YogaVajra24:34 00:3412:34 AM FriSiddhi
KaraṇaBava11:3211:32 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:36 07:367:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 763
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:368:36 AM
Moonset
18:196:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:367:36 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5010:50 AM11:2911:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5411:54 AM13:281:28 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:401:40 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:195:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:195:19 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:195:19 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:195:19 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:219:21 PM22:5510:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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