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Friday 7 January 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 00:1412:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:529:52 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:275:27+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:519:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1911:19 AM–12:4712:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:101:10 PM–13:571:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:433:43 PM–17:115:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:466:46 PM–20:338:33 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

Cara06:556:55 AM–08:238:23 AMneutral
Lābha08:238:23 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Amṛta09:519:51 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Kāla11:1911:19 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Śubha12:4712:47 PM–14:152:15 PMgood
Roga14:152:15 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Udvega15:433:43 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid
Cara17:115:11 PM–18:396:39 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:396:39 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Kāla20:118:11 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Lābha21:439:43 PM–23:1511:15 PMgood
Udvega23:1511:15 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:4712:47+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:192:19+1 AM–27:513:51+1 AMgood
Cara27:513:51+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMneutral
Roga29:235:23+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 26:352:35+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 09:529:52 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 17:595:59 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 13:261:26 PM
Bavauntil 26:352:35+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1911:19 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:101:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23+1 AM–25:111:11+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4712:47 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā26:35 02:352:35 AM SatDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā09:529:52 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta17:595:59 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna13:261:26 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:55 06:556:55 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 085
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:117:11 AM
Moonset
19:117:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:159:15 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:101:10 PM13:571:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:571:57 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:115:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:466:46 PM20:338:33 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23+1 AM25:111:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:275:27+1 AM31:147:14+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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