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Tuesday 18 December 1990 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:226:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:578:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:578:57 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:244:24 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:0810:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:385:38 PM–19:267:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 PM–23:4211:42 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

Roga07:477:47 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Cara10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:252:25 PMavoid
Śubha14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Roga15:313:31 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:374:37 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Lābha18:316:31 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Udvega20:258:25 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1212:12 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Cara26:062:06 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1neutral
Roga28:004:00 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:545:54 AM+1–31:487:48 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:578:57 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 27:273:27 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:578:57 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1210:12 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:578:57 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunriseUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi27:27 03:273:27 AM WedDhruva
KaraṇaBava08:578:57 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:48 07:487:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 778
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:568:56 AM
Moonset
17:345:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:339:33 AM10:0810:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:252:25 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:385:38 PM19:267:26 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:244:24 AM+130:116:11 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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