12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
January 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 29 January 1998 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 12:0112:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:229:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:229:22 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:171:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:273:27 PM–16:554:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:579:57 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5610:56 AM–11:4311:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:222:22 PM–15:513:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:393:39 PM–16:264:26 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Udvega09:579:57 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Cara11:2511:25 AM–12:5412:54 PMneutral
Lābha12:5412:54 PM–14:222:22 PMgood
Amṛta14:222:22 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Kāla15:513:51 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid
Śubha17:195:19 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:486:48 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Cara20:198:19 PM–21:519:51 PMneutral
Roga21:519:51 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Kāla23:2211:22 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5412:54+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:573:57+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:285:28+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:229:22 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 30:336:33+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:5712:57+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:593:59 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:229:22 AM
Bālavauntil 19:587:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:336:33+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:171:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:222:22 PM–15:513:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:171:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:513:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā09:229:22 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:57 00:5712:57 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta15:593:59 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava09:229:22 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:59 06:596:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 377
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:447:44 AM
Moonset
19:557:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:4311:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:273:27 PM16:554:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:393:39 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°49′45″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
6°56′ N 79°51′ E · GeoNames 1248991
‹ Wed 28 JanTodayFri 30 Jan ›