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Tuesday 24 December 1946 · Budapest, Hungary

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:062:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:454:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0210:02 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 19° above S. Day length 8 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBudapest11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:307:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:081:08 PM–13:411:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:563:56 PM–16:274:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:563:56 PM–17:305:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–10:4010:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–12:4612:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4411:44 AM–13:321:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:501:50 PM–14:532:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1010:10 PM–23:1211:12 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

Roga07:307:30 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Udvega08:348:34 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–10:4010:40 AMneutral
Lābha10:4010:40 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Kāla12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Śubha13:501:50 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Roga14:532:53 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:563:56 PM–17:535:53 PMavoid
Lābha17:535:53 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Udvega19:507:50 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Śubha21:479:47 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:401:40+1 AMgood
Cara25:401:40+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMneutral
Roga27:373:37+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:345:34+1 AM–31:317:31+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31+1 AM

07:307:30 AM sunrise15:563:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:454:45 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 10:0210:02 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:454:45 PM
Bālavauntil 30:016:01+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:501:50 PM–14:532:53 PM
Pradoṣa 15:563:56 PM–18:016:01 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:532:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:016:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:454:45 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:56 03:563:56 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi10:0210:02 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBava16:454:45 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 713
Day length
8 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:298:29 AM
Moonset
16:284:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:307:30 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4411:44 AM13:321:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:152:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:081:08 PM13:411:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:501:50 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:152:15 PM15:563:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:563:56 PM18:016:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:563:56 PM16:274:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:563:56 PM17:305:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1010:10 PM23:1211:12 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3210:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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