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Tuesday 31 December 2024 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:276:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:525:52 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:136:13 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:459:45 PM–23:2111:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:319:31 AM–10:0910:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0612:06 PM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–15:553:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5410:54 PM–23:5211:52 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

Roga07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Udvega08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Cara09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AMneutral
Lābha11:1011:10 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Roga15:553:55 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Lābha18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2112:21 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1good
Cara26:102:10 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1neutral
Roga27:593:59 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:485:48 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:342:34 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 21:299:29 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:136:13 PM
Bavauntil 29:525:52 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–15:553:55 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:553:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā29:52 05:525:52 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:34 02:342:34 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva21:299:29 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna18:136:13 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 210
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:118:11 AM
Moonset
17:065:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:319:31 AM10:0910:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0612:06 PM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM15:553:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:2111:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5410:54 PM23:5211:52 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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