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December 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 24 December 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:435:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:152:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5811:58 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 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 muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:071:07 PM–13:421:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:054:05 PM–16:354:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:054:05 PM–17:355:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:348:34 PM–22:0010:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:259:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3110:31 AM–11:3811:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2011:20 AM–11:5611:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3811:38 AM–12:4512:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0012:00 PM–13:261:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:117:11 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Kāla09:259:25 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Śubha10:3110:31 AM–11:3811:38 AMgood
Roga11:3811:38 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Udvega12:4512:45 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–14:582:58 PMneutral
Lābha14:582:58 PM–16:054:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:054:05 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid
Śubha17:585:58 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Amṛta19:517:51 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Cara21:459:45 PM–23:3811:38 PMneutral
Roga23:3811:38 PM–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:321:32 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:253:25 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Udvega29:185:18 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 AM+1

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:054:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:152:15 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 24:5112:51 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:5811:58 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:152:15 PM
Bālavauntil 24:3812:38 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3811:38 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 16:054:05 PM–18:066:06 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4512:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:066:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā14:152:15 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā24:51 00:5112:51 AM ThuUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi11:5811:58 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBava14:152:15 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 532
Day length
8 h 54 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:178:17 AM
Moonset
16:394:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2011:20 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0012:00 PM13:261:26 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:182:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:071:07 PM13:421:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:182:18 PM16:054:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:054:05 PM18:066:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:054:05 PM16:354:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:054:05 PM17:355:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:348:34 PM22:0010:00 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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