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January 2097 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 14 January 2097 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:029:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2510:25 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

07:167:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2510:25 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:126:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:538:53 PM–22:3510:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:278:27 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4910:49 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:222:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:512:51 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

Amṛta07:167:16 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Roga10:4910:49 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:222:22 PMneutral
Lābha14:222:22 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Amṛta15:333:33 PM–16:444:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:444:44 PM–18:336:33 PMneutral
Roga18:336:33 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Kāla20:228:22 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0012:00+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:491:49+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:383:38+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Cara29:275:27+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:2510:25 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:2510:25 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5710:57 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:278:27 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:2510:25 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇapast sunriseDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra24:20 00:2012:20 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaBava10:2510:25 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2153
Śaka
2018
Kali
5197
Ahargaṇa
1 898 522
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:258:25 AM
Moonset
17:425:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4010:40 AM12:2212:22 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:512:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:126:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:538:53 PM22:3510:35 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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